Ernest Hemingway
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| Title | : | A Farewell to Arms |
| Author | : | Ernest Hemingway |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 293 pages |
| Published | : | 2004 by Arrow Books (first published 1929) |
| Categories | : | Reference. Psychology. Philosophy. Nonfiction |
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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 - the weary, demoralized men marching in the rain during the German attack on Caporetto; the profound struggle between loyalty and desertion—this gripping, semiautobiographical work captures the harsh realities of war and the pain of lovers caught in its inexorable sweep. Ernest Hemingway famously said that he rewrote his ending to A Farewell to Arms thirty-nine times to get the words right.Be Specific About Books Toward A Farewell to Arms
| Original Title: | A Farewell to Arms |
| ISBN: | 0099910101 (ISBN13: 9780099910107) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Frederic Henry, Catherine Barkley, Rinaldi |
| Setting: | Italy,1917 Milan(Italy) Switzerland |
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Ratings: 3.8 From 251515 Users | 9063 ReviewsCriticism Based On Books A Farewell to Arms
For me think was a mediocre historical fiction / romance story set to the back drop of World War. I failed to connect with any of the characters as I listened to this one on audio and it became pretty annoying with the over use of certain words and I didn't engage with any of the dialogue which seemed trivial and never ending. A story of a young American Frederic Henry who volunteers for service with the Italian Army in World War I and falls in love with his English Nurse.I am not a fan ofI first read this book in high school. Maybe because I was young, maybe because it was summer reading, or maybe because I read it immediately following The Invisible Man (intense!), I more or less just slid through the book, enjoying the love story and not dwelling long enough in the war episodes to feel much of anything.The second time I read it, I didn't make it past the time in Milan. I couldn't settle into the prose and, more importantly, I couldn't handle Catherine: "I'll say just what you
"British ambulance drivers were killed sometimes. Well, I knew I would not be killed. Not in this war. It did not have anything to do with me. It seemed no more dangerous to me myself than war in the movies. I wished to God it was over though."Frederic Henry (who, for all intents and purposes is Ernest Hemingway) is a volunteer in the Italian Army in World War I. He's wounded in battle and has to spend time recuperating in a hospital after his leg is operated on, and while there he falls in love
There is something hopeless in love in the time of war...A Farewell to Arms was the first novel I have read in English and it was the book that has made the very strong impression on me so I cant recall it without an attack of nostalgia ever since.And youll always love me wont you? Yes. And the rain wont make any difference? No.till war do us part.
I'm not a Hemingway guy. I yearn for internal dialogue, various and ladened spiritual questioning, and deep psychology in my characters. I prefer writing that is smooth and philosophical. Hemingway gives me little of this.But the settings of this book were beautiful, and the dialogue between characters, poignant. By the end, I found that Hemingway had craftily fucked with me to the point of my complete immersion into the novel. It made me cry.
This book is incredible. I completely understand why it is a classic. Hemingway is a masterful writer. There is so much to absolutely love about this novel. Hemingway paints the landscape and setting like a painter. Each setting is so beautifully and carefully described, recalling such detail. The humor and wit involved had me laughing aloud. He so articulately characterizes and ascribes characteristics to those within his novel. You can feel the personalities and love them as he must have in
I can't say I enjoyed reading this book, because I didn't. Nevertheless it's impossible not to marvel at Hemingway's aggressive prose filled with tender descriptions. (As for the dialogue, I'm with F. Scott Fitzgerald: It's too glib.) It was interesting to note the influence Hemingway had on some of my favorite writers, overt or subtle influence, huge.It is very dismaying, however, that his heirs son Patrick and Patrick's nephew Sean assume the reader is so familiar with AFTA that they feel
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