A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Set during World War I, the novel follows an American ambulance driver in the Italian army and his love affair with a British nurse. The story is a first-person account of the protagonist's experiences in war and his struggle to survive amidst chaos and destruction. The narrative explores themes of love, war, and the fragility of life, culminating in a tragic ending that underscores the futile nature of war and the inevitable suffering it brings.
The 107th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1929
- Nationality
- American
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 300-500
- Words
- 67,000
- Original Language
- English
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- 20th on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
- 30th on 100 Essential Books (Bravo! Magazine)
- 35th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 57th on Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century (themodernnovel.com)
- 60th on 100 Books of Classical and Modern Foreign Literature (The Union of Russian Writers)
- 60th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 68th on 100 Best Books (Montana State University)
- 74th on The Modern Library | 100 Best Novels (Modern Library)
- 75th on Big Read (Hungarian) (Hungaria)
- 77th on The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time (The Novel 100)
- The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written (Easton Press)
- Select 100 (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- Best Books (Fiction, Prose) : Experts Choose Their Favourites (The Book "Best Books")
- Inteliquest's World's 100 Greatest Books of All-Time (InteliQuest)
- The Great American Novels (The Atlantic)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- The College Board: 101 Great Books Recommended for College-Bound Readers (The College Board, an American not-for-profit organization)
- The Book of Great Books: A Guide to 100 World Classics (Book)
- Masterpieces of World Literature (Frank N. Magill)
- 100 Life-Changing Books (National Book Award)
- Recommended Books (Academy of Achievement)
- How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Reading List (Thomas C. Foster)