Hemingway’s searing WWI masterpiece—an American driver, an English nurse, and a love story forged in the crucible of war. The spare, unflinching prose that changed American fiction. Some books you read. This one you feel. Essential for any serious reader’s shelf.
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When Ernest Hemingway was just thirty years old, he crafted what many consider the finest American novel to emerge from World War I—a work so powerful it continues to stand as a towering ornament of American literature more than eighty years later.
A tale of love against the backdrop of war’s brutal realities. Follow an American ambulance driver serving on the Italian front as he falls deeply for a beautiful English nurse. Their passion unfolds against the looming horrors of the battlefield, creating an unforgettable story that captures both the harsh truths of combat and the desperate tenderness of lovers caught in war’s inexorable sweep.
This gripping, semiautobiographical masterpiece showcases Hemingway’s legendary dedication to craft—he famously rewrote the ending thirty-nine times to get the words exactly right. That painstaking attention resulted in prose so clean and powerful it revolutionized American fiction.
Why this classic belongs on your shelf:
Whether you’re discovering Hemingway for the first time or returning to this masterwork, A Farewell to Arms delivers an experience that lingers long after you turn the final page. Some books you read. This one you feel.
A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Set against the looming horrors of the battlefield, this gripping, semiautobiographical work captures the harsh realities of war and the pain of lovers caught in its inexorable sweep.
A Farewell to Arms is Hemingway's classic set during the Italian campaign of World War I. The book, published in 1929, is a first-person account of American Frederic Henry, serving as a Lieutenant in the ambulance corps of the Italian Army.
The best American novel to emerge from World War I.
Hemingway's classic novel of love and war in the Italian Alps during World War I.
A Farewell to Arms is about a love affair between the expatriate American Henry and Catherine Barkley against the backdrop of the First World War, cynical soldiers, fighting and the displacement of populations. The publication of A Farewell to Arms cemented Hemingway's stature as a modern American writer.
| Weight | 0.76 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 5.25 × 0.88 × 8.00 in |
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| Subject | 20th Century, Classics, Fiction, Historical, Literary, War & Military, World War I |
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