Books Recommended by Ernest Hemingway
The American
Henry James
Source: Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
The Portrait of a Lady
Henry James
Source: Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
The Turn of the Screw
Henry James
Source: Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Collected Stories Volume 1
Henry James
Source: Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Far Away and Long Ago
W. H. Hudson
Source: Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Essential Turgenev
Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Source: Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
The Complete Works of Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Source: Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
The Best Short Stories
Guy de Maupassant
Source: Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
The Collected Works of W.B. Yeats Vol. III
Autobiographies
William Butler Yeats
Source: Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Hail and Farewell
Ave, Salve, Vale
George Moore
Source: Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
The Blue Hotel
Stephen Crane
Source: Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
The Open Boat and Other Stories
Stephen Crane
Source: Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
Source: Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Demons
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Source: Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Source: Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
The Brothers Karamazov
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Source: Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
La Chartreuse de Parme
Stendhal
Source: Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Le Rouge et le Noir
Stendhal
Source: Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Joseph Andrews and Shamela
Henry Fielding
Source: Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Tom Jones
Henry Fielding
Source: Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
FAQ
Did Ernest Hemingway recommend all these books?
Not necessarily. This book list has Ernest Hemingway must-read recommendations, but it also has a mix of mentions and suggestions.
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Every suggestion made by Ernest Hemingway is validated by our editors. You can find the sources to the recommendations linked next to the books.
Did Ernest Hemingway actually create this list?
No. This reading list was curated by our editors based on confirmed mentions from Ernest Hemingway, the sources are made available under each recommendation.
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