Ernest Hemingway is a true icon of world literature.
But while he is of course known for his amazing prose, he is almost equally as renowned for his love of drinking.
Hemingway's drunkenness is the stuff of legends.
He started drinking at the age of 17, when he worked as a reporter for a newspaper, and from that point on, by his own admission, he was never without a bottle for more than a couple of days.
Neither America's Prohibition laws nor two world wars could come between him and the booze.
Hemingway volunteered in World War I with the Red Cross and was seriously wounded after coming under mortar fire.
In the hospital, 26 pieces of shrapnel were removed from his body.
For a long time, the writer suffered from depression.
Back in the United States, he spent time away from work, recovering from his injuries in his parent's home with the aid of a hefty amount of wine.
Hemingway moved to Paris in 1921 as a foreign correspondent for a Canadian newspaper.
