For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
Set in the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War, the novel follows the story of an American dynamiter, who is assigned the task of blowing up a bridge during a crucial attack on the city of Segovia. Alongside the war narrative, the story also explores his relationships with various characters, including his love affair with a young Spanish woman. The narrative beautifully encapsulates themes of love, war, death, and the transient nature of life.
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This book is on the following lists:
- 8th on Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century (Le Monde)
- 9th on Kanon na koniec wieku (Canon at the end of the century) (Rzeczpospolita (newspaper))
- 9th on The Celebrity Reading List (Gardiner Public Library)
- 30th on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
- 45th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 53rd on Big Read (Hungarian) (Hungaria)
- 68th on Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century (themodernnovel.com)
- 68th on Harvard Book Store Staff's Favorite 100 Books (Harvard Book Store)
- 69th on The Top 10: The Greatest Books of All Time (The Top 10 (Book))
- 88th on The 100 Greatest Novels (greatbooksguide.com)
- 90th on The 100 Favorite Novels of Librarians (Bookman.com)
- 92nd on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 140th on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- The 100 Best Books in the World (AbeBooks.de (in German))
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 100 Novels That Shaped Our World (BBC)
- 50 Books to (Re-)Read at 50 (nextavenue)
- 110 Best Books: The Perfect Library (The Telegraph)
- As if You Don't Have Enough to Read, Fiction Edition (New York Times)
- Books That Shaped America (Library of Congress)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- The New York Public Library's Books of the Century (New York Public Library)
- Masterpieces of World Literature (Frank N. Magill)
- The Book of Great Books: A Guide to 100 World Classics (Book)
- 100 Life-Changing Books (National Book Award)
- The 80 Books Every Man Should Read (Esquire)