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.
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- Published
- 1929
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 300-500
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- Abschied vom Waffen
- Addio alle armi
- Adiós a las armas
- Farvel til våben
- Farvel til våpnene
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This book is on the following 26 lists:
- 20th on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
- 30th on 100 Essential Books (Bravo! Magazine)
- 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)
- 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List (1,000 Books to Read Before You Die(Book))
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 100 Life-Changing Books (National Book Award)
- Best Books (Fiction, Prose) : Experts Choose Their Favourites (The Book "Best Books")
- Books that Shaped the Century (LOGOS 20th Century Books Project)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Reading List (Thomas C. Foster)
- Inteliquest's World's 100 Greatest Books of All-Time (InteliQuest)
- Masterpieces of World Literature (Frank N. Magill)
- One Hundred Best American Novels, 1770 to 1985 (The American Scholar)
- Recommended Books (Academy of Achievement)
- Select 100 (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
- The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written (Easton Press)
- The Book of Great Books: A Guide to 100 World Classics (Book)
- The College Board: 101 Great Books Recommended for College-Bound Readers (The College Board, an American not-for-profit organization)
- The Great American Novels (The Atlantic)