I think Hemingway was probably the best short story writer ever. "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" is an excellent example. I have read most of his novels but actually don't care for them that much.

I am surprised the old joke hasn't come up yet-

When asked why the chicken crossed the road, Ernest Hemingway replied "to die, alone, in the rain".

"All I want is to enter my house justified."