“Switzerland is a small, steep country, much more up and down than sideways, and is all stuck over with large brown hotels built on the cuckoo clock style of architecture.”

American novelist and short story writer of the early-to-mid 20th century, Hemingway is best known for his stark, minimalist prose and depictions of war, masculinity, and existential struggle. His works, including *The Sun Also Rises* and *A Farewell to Arms*, capture the disillusionment of post-World War I generations with a raw, unflinching honesty. His writing style and adventurous life—marked by hunting, fishing, and travels—became as legendary as his fiction.