He also sailed to
Cuba, where he initially rented a room in a hotel in Havana. However, when Martha joined him, they rented the Finca Vigia estate near Havana. Hemingway used this estate during winters. While there, Gellhorn inspired Ernest to write one of his best-known novels, “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” published in 1940. The book sold more than half a million copies within months of its release. The book was also nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
