▁W esc ott ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁W esc ott ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁a ▁farm ▁in ▁K ew ask um , ▁Wisconsin ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁His ▁younger ▁brother , ▁Lloyd ▁W esc ott , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Wisconsin ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁literary ▁circle ▁including ▁Elizabeth ▁M ado x ▁Roberts , ▁Y vor ▁Winter s , ▁and ▁Jan et ▁Lewis . ▁Independ ently ▁wealth y , ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁writing ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁poet , ▁but ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁short ▁stories ▁and ▁nov els , ▁not ably ▁The ▁Grand m oth ers ▁( 1 9 2 7 ), ▁which ▁received ▁the ▁Har per ▁Nov el ▁prize , ▁and ▁The ▁Pil gr im ▁Haw k ▁( 1 9 4 0 ). ▁ ▁Career ▁W esc ott ▁lived ▁in ▁Germany ▁( 1 9 2 1 – 2 2 ), ▁and ▁in ▁France ▁( c . ▁ 1 9 2 5 – 3 3 ), ▁where ▁he ▁mixed ▁with ▁Ger tr ude ▁Stein ▁and ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁exp atri ate ▁community . ▁ ▁W esc ott ▁was ▁the ▁model ▁for ▁the ▁character ▁Robert ▁Pr ent iss ▁in ▁Hem ing way ' s ▁The ▁Sun ▁Also ▁R ises . ▁After ▁meeting ▁Pr ent iss , ▁Hem ing way ' s ▁narr ator , ▁J ake ▁Bar nes , ▁conf esses , ▁" I ▁just ▁thought ▁perhaps ▁I