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The 'Ernest' Mojito Lover

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It has been over a month since I have blogged. My campus interviews were going on and I was travelling a lot. These are my only excuses. I am sorry. :( Now that I am back I am intrigued by the date as usual. 28th October. On this day, 60 years ago Mr Ernest Miller Hemmingway was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. For those who are not well acquainted with Mr Hemmingway, he was an American author whose works have gained classic status. For majority of his life Hemmingway was a journalist. It is due to his news coverage of wars that he sustained several injuries that made him suffer till the end of his days.  His life was quite a painful one, filled with injury, pain, disease and depression. It was quite a colourful one too however, with four marriages and frequent alcoholic sprees. Needless to say, he had an unsuccessful personal life and never gained happiness even in his work. His works such as "The Old Man and The Sea", "A Farewell To Arms", "The Sun