Hemingway in Turkey: The Influence of His Turkish Experiences on His Writing

Abstract

In the early 1920's, Ernest Hemingway was in the process of developing his style as a writer before he published his first work, In Our Time, in 1924, and his visit to turkey and the dispatches he wrote for the Toronto Star during this period had a significant impact on the formation of the style which has been regarded as characteristic of his writing. Through an analysis of his original dispatches and a synopsis of Turkey's historical and political context when Hemingway arrived in the country, this study aims to demonstrate the deep impression that Hemingway's visit to Turkey left on him as a writer, hence the contribution of his experiences in the Near East on his short stories. It is also amongst this paper's goals to compile what constitutes the "little scholarly discussion" regarding his Near East duty for further references and research in its aim to indicate that his Turkish experience marks the beginning of his transition from journalism to a masterful authorship.