... short Ernest=s life, his skull was fractured, two discs of his spine were cracked, his right arm and shoulder were dislocated, his liver, right kidney and spleen were ruptured, arms, face and head were burned by the flames of the plane, his vision and hearing were impaired. He did live though and read his own premature obituary (The Hemingway Resource Center, 7). In 1954, he was to be awarded the Nobel Prize, for The Old Man and the Sea ... , but due to his physical health,was unable to go to Stockholm where he was to receive the award. He did ... ...

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