A Farewell to Arms
What books should everyone read before they die?Add Book
Not Available
A Farewell to Arms
Ernest Hemingway
Literature
James Mustich
Aug 1, 2018
A Farewell to Arms was Hemingway’s second novel, appearing in 1929, three years after The Sun Also Rises. Mining autobiographical terrain, it draws upon the author’s experience as an ambulance driver during World War I. Although it authentically evokes the fraught tedium of military work and the drama of battle and its aftermath (the section depicting the Italian army’s ragged retreat from Caporetto is one of the most memorable chapters in the literature of war), the book’s beating heart is the love story between its narrator, American volunteer Frederic Henry, and Catherine Barkley, an English nurse.
0
Add Reply
Steve Jump
Dec 2, 2018
War scenes contain some of Ernie's most evocative writing.
0
Add Reply
Len Blasiol
May 18, 2019
.
0
Add Reply
Jarrod D Tembreull
Sep 12, 2019
Hemingway at his best
0
Add Reply
Jane Huttner
Jan 18, 2020
Hemingway is a wonderful writer. I'm starting For Whom the Bell Tolls now
0
Add Reply
Agree (59)
Life's too short (5)
Want to read
Post Comment
"1,000 Books To Read Before You Die" is a registered trademark of Workman Publishing, Inc. Based on the book: 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die by James Mustich, (Workman Publishing Co., Inc.: © 2018 James Mustich)
All other website content © 2018-2023 The Company of Books LLC.