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A Farewell to Arms

A Farewell to Arms

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  • Author：Ernest Hemingway
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The definitive edition of the classic novel of love during wartime， featuring all of the alternate endings: “Fascinating…serves as an artifact of a bygone craft， with handwritten notes and long passages crossed out， giving readers a sense of an author’s process” （The New York Times）。

Written when Ernest Hemingway was thirty years old and lauded as the best American novel to emerge from World War I， 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—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 the ending to A Farewell to Arms thirty-nine times to get the words right。 This edition collects all of the alternative endings together for the first time， along with early drafts of other essential passages， offering new insight into Hemingway’s craft and creative process and the evolution of one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century。 Featuring Hemingway’s own 1948 introduction to an illustrated reissue of the novel， a personal foreword by the author’s son Patrick Hemingway， and a new introduction by the author’s grandson Seán Hemingway， this edition of A Farewell to Arms is truly a celebration。

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Vincent Coole ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Seems extraordinary to me that this novel seems to divide people to the extent that on here some people give it 1 star and others 5！ I am firmly on the 5 stars side， as this is clearly an accomplished work from Hemingway at perhaps his most inspired。 I had first read it quite a few years ago and only remembered the pull of the devastating ending。 This time I enjoyed the writing for what it is and was impressed with the depictions of life at the front。 This is Hemingway's 'War and Peace' with the Seems extraordinary to me that this novel seems to divide people to the extent that on here some people give it 1 star and others 5！ I am firmly on the 5 stars side， as this is clearly an accomplished work from Hemingway at perhaps his most inspired。 I had first read it quite a few years ago and only remembered the pull of the devastating ending。 This time I enjoyed the writing for what it is and was impressed with the depictions of life at the front。 This is Hemingway's 'War and Peace' with the gripping chaos of the the war contrasting with the simple， happy life with Catherine。 The writing is often atmospheric， although sometimes there is a little too much detail of roads， mountains， trees etc。 But Hemingway brings in the reader， and the intense emotion of the situation is depicted in actions rather than the level-headed manner of Henry。 Only at the end at the prospect of losing Catherine， do you feel his emotion and love for her。 And the reader is left wondering whatever next for Henry， a life likely to be clouded by alcoholism and regret - much like Hemingway's own life。 。。。more

Gregory ，

A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway is a story about WWI on the Italian front。 It is a semi-autobiographical novel that Hemingway wrote ten years after his experiences in World War I。 Hemingway was an American serving in the Italian army as an ambulance driver。 This is not my favorite Hemingway book， but it is very good。 The story touches on the horror of modern warfare。 First glimpsed during the American Civil War， when modern weapons were introduced to the battlefield， the world failed to r A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway is a story about WWI on the Italian front。 It is a semi-autobiographical novel that Hemingway wrote ten years after his experiences in World War I。 Hemingway was an American serving in the Italian army as an ambulance driver。 This is not my favorite Hemingway book， but it is very good。 The story touches on the horror of modern warfare。 First glimpsed during the American Civil War， when modern weapons were introduced to the battlefield， the world failed to recognize the change in warfare。 Not until WW1 when modern weapons were introduced to large-scale conflicts， along with trench warfare were the true horrors of modern warfare evident。 Hemingway’s writing is clean， but descriptive and moving， and so very different from the common writing of that time。 Reading Farewell to Arms， the dialog comes off like the writing of a journalist or even a modern-day blogger。 Hemingway was idolized for his break from the common Victorian writing style and I believe readers need to consider this when reading this work published in 1929。 It is common today to view both Hemingway as the all-ego macho man。 Anytime Hemingway is portrayed in writing or modern film， he is portrayed as a misogynist for his sexist treatment of female characters。 However， my opinion is that is revisionist thinking， looking at this work and his life from the eyes of today’s morals and culture。 The reality was more complex。 Was some of that true， undoubtedly， some of Hemingway’s actions were over the top， and he could be an unmitigated ass， but I believe it is unfair to judge his writing exclusively through the lens of current morays。 In fact， I think that his portrayal of Catherine Barkley， a volunteer nurse on the front lines during WWI was progressive for the time。 Farewell to Arms provides insight into the Italian people， insight into WWI， revealing glimpses of the everyday life of some of the soldiers， the boredom， military bureaucracy， absurdities， and horrors of modern warfare。 When asked what heroic thing the main character was doing when he was wounded so that he can qualify for a medal， Frederick responds by saying that he was eating cheese when he was blown up。 While the story does not bring you into the trenches like All Quiet on the Western Front did， Hemingway’s prose is sharp and satirical。 I listened to the audio version from my library and the narration by John Slattery was excellent。 。。。more

Juan Jacobo Bernal ，

My experience with Hemingway has been painfully poor。 Before picking up this title， I read The Old Man and the Sea。 It was during high school， and it was the Spanish translation—not the best way to experience Hemingway。 I must say that I was absolutely mesmerized by this tome， in particular the description of the attack where the protagonist lost consciousness。 What a prodigious prose。

Raquel/Ricardo ，

Hemingway is a true bravado of a writer。 A force of masculine literal characteristics， but through forms of sensitivity and surfaced emotion。 In face value this book deserves a one， but through dense symbolism and bold writing， it gets a four。 It's an epic， an epic through setting， tone， and emotion。 I feel Catherine， in most parts of the book， is a flat surfaced character whose strength is not in development but through symbolism。 Symbolism as the consequences of war， and the strength we need， Hemingway is a true bravado of a writer。 A force of masculine literal characteristics， but through forms of sensitivity and surfaced emotion。 In face value this book deserves a one， but through dense symbolism and bold writing， it gets a four。 It's an epic， an epic through setting， tone， and emotion。 I feel Catherine， in most parts of the book， is a flat surfaced character whose strength is not in development but through symbolism。 Symbolism as the consequences of war， and the strength we need， but don't have， to outlive the tortures of it。 Overall， great war novel， and meh， of a love story， unless we hittin the iceberg theory， then there really wasn't a love story to begin with。 。。。more

Adam Smith ，

Rightfully a classic。The opening paragraphs and the final chapters make for beautiful， human and colourful bookends to Hemingway's near-emotionlessly recounted war experience。 Rightfully a classic。The opening paragraphs and the final chapters make for beautiful， human and colourful bookends to Hemingway's near-emotionlessly recounted war experience。 。。。more

Metalfist ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Ik ben de laatste tijd bezig met een omnibus van Edgar Allan Poe te lezen， maar zo'n 19 kortverhalen achter elkaar。。 Het is een tikkeltje teveel。 Vandaar dat ik er eens even een ander boek heb tussen gelezen。 De oplettende lezer heeft ondertussen al beseft welk boek dat was en ik moet zeggen dat ik eigenlijk erg benieuwd was naar deze A Farewell to Arms。 Hemingway behoort sowieso al tot één van mijn favoriete schrijvers en dit scheen één van zijn beste te zijn。Al vind ik A Moveable Feast nog net Ik ben de laatste tijd bezig met een omnibus van Edgar Allan Poe te lezen， maar zo'n 19 kortverhalen achter elkaar。。 Het is een tikkeltje teveel。 Vandaar dat ik er eens even een ander boek heb tussen gelezen。 De oplettende lezer heeft ondertussen al beseft welk boek dat was en ik moet zeggen dat ik eigenlijk erg benieuwd was naar deze A Farewell to Arms。 Hemingway behoort sowieso al tot één van mijn favoriete schrijvers en dit scheen één van zijn beste te zijn。Al vind ik A Moveable Feast nog net iets beter， maar het mag duidelijk zijn dat A Farewell to Arms een erg sterk boek is。 Hemingway verdeelt zijn semi-autobiografisch （in de zin dat hij de inspiratie bij zichzelf haalde， hij is effectief ambulancier in Italië tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog geweest， maar verzint er flink wat bij） verhaal in 5 'boeken' waarvan enkel het derde wat slepend aanvoelt。 Het is vooral Hemingway's afstandelijke stijl die gecombineerd wordt met een liefdesverhaal dat erg goed blijkt te werken。 Het derde boek is dan ook het enige deel waar de geliefden uit elkaar zijn en dat voel je。 Wat daarna volgt is Hemingway op zijn best。 De liefde tussen Henry en Cat is voelbaar in elke zin en alles is rozengeur en manenschijn waarna Hemingway je een serieuze schop in de maag geeft met het laatste hoofdstuk。 De dood van zijn zoon， Catherine die sterft （wat nog eens sterk wordt weergegeven door Henry's gedachtegang） en Henry die eenzaam door de regen terug naar het hotel slentert。 Schrijnend en toch o zo mooi。 Wie dit boek nog niet heeft gelezen kan het beste de film Silver Linings Playbook mijden aangezien daar een serieuze spoiler inzit， maar je doet er sowieso goed aan om A Farewell to Arms zo snel mogelijk te lezen。 Er schijnt een speciale editie te bestaan met onder andere alternatieve eindes dus naar goede gewoonte （ik deed het ook met A Moveable Feast） daar eens achter gaan。 。。。more

Brian Peacock ，

The full Hemingway experience。 Full of bravado and self-conscious machismo。 Contains some of his very best writing。 The war narrative is more successful than the love story。

Marcell Nimführ ，

Lacks the clarity of language in For Whom the Bells Toll。 The hero's motivations are weak and that affects an otherwise thrilling story。 Lacks the clarity of language in For Whom the Bells Toll。 The hero's motivations are weak and that affects an otherwise thrilling story。 。。。more

∞ M。A。 Devereux ∞ ，

As a kid I never fancied Hemo because he wrote once that he detested "ten dollar words" and I like writers like James Joyce who use about a quadrillion greenbacks per sentence。 But I have repented my sins and I am on Hemo now after watching Michael Palin's excellent BBC series about following where Hemingmonster lived and worked。 And he's brilliant！ Lord knows why he was so depressed in his life， including terrible electro-shock therapy that ruined his memory， because he was a bestseller。 Nobody As a kid I never fancied Hemo because he wrote once that he detested "ten dollar words" and I like writers like James Joyce who use about a quadrillion greenbacks per sentence。 But I have repented my sins and I am on Hemo now after watching Michael Palin's excellent BBC series about following where Hemingmonster lived and worked。 And he's brilliant！ Lord knows why he was so depressed in his life， including terrible electro-shock therapy that ruined his memory， because he was a bestseller。 Nobody at all has read my Nobel Prize non-winning blog at http://devereuxmatthew。wordpress。com and boy am I depressed！ I make Hemo look like Franz Hals's Laughing Cavalier in comparison！ 。。。more

Iñigo ，

Thanks to its journalist style with short sentences and scarcity of description， it becomes a fast paced reading with quite a cinematic feel。 A tale that shows what the Lost Generation felt: a loss of values and sense which pushed them to believe that one should enjoy as much as they can because no matter how hard you try， life will get in the way and bitch slap you hard。

Marcella Gonzalez ，

Boring， juvenile and offensive - can’t believe we were forced to read this in school

Sally ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It had been a while since a book has emotionally destroyed me like that。

Izabelle Hood ，

this was my first Hemingway novel and I hated it。 sorry Hemmingway lovers， I hated it。

Rachel Oliver ，

I cried

Maurice ，

[3。5]

Marley Bauer ，

I feel so conflicted about Hemingway。 On one hand he’s capable of things very few authors are， but on the other he can include things in his novels that leave me feeling disappointed and wondering at his decision behind including it。 This one in particular I found not as enjoyable - maybe due to a personal dislike of the narrator？ I’m not sure。 Either way I was left wanting something a little bit different， a little bit more than what I got。

Sarah CJ ，

I’m just done。 So boring for me。 It’s just written different than how I am used to or like。 It’s quite weird to me that a story about war can be so slow。 I made it to 61%。 There are so many other books that I would much rather jump into。 It was to the point that I didn’t want to read。 I would rather watch a movie than read this book。 It’s definitely time to move on to another book。

Rob Donnelly ，

I found myself thinking about the people who read this book when it was first published。 People who had lost family members in WW1， some who survived the war， and people grappling with feelings of trauma and emptiness - the lost generation partying hard through the 1920s until the financial world collapsed。 This novel says something of that time - a busy distracted surface life trying to stay a step ahead of death and brokenness。

Milad Jafari ，

روایت دست اولی از لحظه هایی که یک سرباز در جنگ تحمل میکنه

Asia Delmonte ，

Libro scritto molto bene， mi ha preso fin da subito， ma la parte stupenda del libro è il finale， quello presente nel libro finito， non gli altri 47。 Fa capire tutta l'essenza del racconto， uno dei migliori libro mai letti。 Libro scritto molto bene， mi ha preso fin da subito， ma la parte stupenda del libro è il finale， quello presente nel libro finito， non gli altri 47。 Fa capire tutta l'essenza del racconto， uno dei migliori libro mai letti。 。。。more

Barbara ，

Bookclub。 He may have been an SOB but he writes beautifully。

Lindsey C ，

i have a love hate relationship with this book。 i HATED the writing style， it made it impossible to feel anything from the text。 that being said， pretending it was a comedy made it so much more bearable like i could actually laugh at some points。 the ending felt too abrupt and not flushed out i don’t know not my fav sorru

Justin Nelson ，

I do love me some Hemingway！ This is a bleak piece for sure。 Hemingway always manages to capture the sense of pointlessness and empty lives of his lost generation。 Our main characters here ooze that aura of listless wandering， marking time until the next part of life happens to them。 I know some people don't like Hemingway because nothing much "happens" in his books， but that's what I think is the strength to his point; that the characters don't really live their lives they allow life to happen I do love me some Hemingway！ This is a bleak piece for sure。 Hemingway always manages to capture the sense of pointlessness and empty lives of his lost generation。 Our main characters here ooze that aura of listless wandering， marking time until the next part of life happens to them。 I know some people don't like Hemingway because nothing much "happens" in his books， but that's what I think is the strength to his point; that the characters don't really live their lives they allow life to happen to them。 That said， I didn't particularly care for our main couple here。 They didn't have much charm to draw me in。 The few side characters we meet are way more interesting （although， again， that's probably Hemingway's point。）I had read some interesting articles lately about Hemingway and his homoerotic undertones （and the possible implications of them in his real life） and I must say， that actually made reading this novel more engaging/fun because I agree that there is no way that Rinaldi isn't coming on strong to Henry the whole time。 Just a fascinating lens to read Hemingway through that I find way more intriguing than the traditional "he's too macho" criticism （which does have merit） that is usually the case with his work。 All in all， a solid book， but not the caliber of The Sun Also Rises for me。 。。。more

Mariana FF ，

Personagens sem profundidade， relações humanas baseadas em lugares-comuns， história sem interesse e absolutamente anti-climática。

Ob-jonny ，

This book seemed really subdued and it may because it was written in 1928。 The dialogue was very proper and conservative for the most part with the exception of the rowdy Italian coworkers。 The storyline of living through WWI and navigating the war and an escape was interesting。 It's also fascinating to me to see the way people acted and did things 100 years ago。 One thing that really stuck out is that they drank alcohol all day long every day。 They must have had incredibly high tolerances to co This book seemed really subdued and it may because it was written in 1928。 The dialogue was very proper and conservative for the most part with the exception of the rowdy Italian coworkers。 The storyline of living through WWI and navigating the war and an escape was interesting。 It's also fascinating to me to see the way people acted and did things 100 years ago。 One thing that really stuck out is that they drank alcohol all day long every day。 They must have had incredibly high tolerances to continue with their daily routines while having drinks throughout the day。 It was also interesting that there was a combination of automobile and horse related transportation。 I know this is a great work of fiction but I find the mid-century authors more entertaining。 Compare this book to Catch-22， talk about total opposites and written only 30 years apart。 。。。more

Bùi Hải ，

Đọc đến c40 là đã có dự cảm chẳng lành rồi。 Mạch truyện nhẹ nhàng， chậm rãi， tình huống truyện đơn giản gần gũi。 Cũng như nhiều tác phẩm khác của Hemingway， lối kể truyện giản dị， thẳng thắn của ông làm mình cuốn theo cảm xúc nhân vật， dõi theo và đồng cảm。 Chiến tranh trong truyện ngắn của Hemingway không ngập tràn bom đạn thuốc súng， không hùng tráng dồn dập， không bi thảm thống thiết nhưng vẫn chân thực ngột ngạt khó tả。

ملاك ，

الحرب والحب الإنسان والوحشالخلق والموت كلها مفردات يتم عيشها مع تفاوت بمستويات عيشها بين البشر ومن عاش الحرب يفهم معناها لأن الحروب تفهم بالعيش بظلها لا بالكلام عنها وكاتبنا يكتب عن الحرب مهما اختلفت بقع وقوعها وأزمانها تبقى الحرب حربا وجراحها لا تندمل وكل شخص يعتقد أنه أكثر من عانى وتأثر نتيجتها ومنهم صديقنا البطل لم تؤثر بي معاناته شعرت أن معاناته بسيطة بالحرب وأنه مدلل رغم الحرب كان مملاً يشرب ويسكر بأغلب أوقاته يتحدث قليلا عن الحرب وكثيرا عن كاثرين حبيبته التي أعتقد أنه لم يحبها لذاتها بل أح الحرب والحب الإنسان والوحشالخلق والموت كلها مفردات يتم عيشها مع تفاوت بمستويات عيشها بين البشر ومن عاش الحرب يفهم معناها لأن الحروب تفهم بالعيش بظلها لا بالكلام عنها وكاتبنا يكتب عن الحرب مهما اختلفت بقع وقوعها وأزمانها تبقى الحرب حربا وجراحها لا تندمل وكل شخص يعتقد أنه أكثر من عانى وتأثر نتيجتها ومنهم صديقنا البطل لم تؤثر بي معاناته شعرت أن معاناته بسيطة بالحرب وأنه مدلل رغم الحرب كان مملاً يشرب ويسكر بأغلب أوقاته يتحدث قليلا عن الحرب وكثيرا عن كاثرين حبيبته التي أعتقد أنه لم يحبها لذاتها بل أحب توافرها بوقت ليس هناك متسع لفتيات أخريات فيه، كاثرين شخصية مملة وبطيئة وليس لديها قوة بحواراتها أو فهم لم أحبها استغربت وفاتها بالنهاية طفل بوزن ٥ كغ هل أمه سكرية مع أنها تدعي أنها جيدة طوال الحمل ؟ لماذا هذه المحاولات الفظيعة لتوليدها ولادة طبيعية والله حسيت هل الدكتور بدو يقتلها أم الكاتب يريد أن يقتلها النهاية بايخة كتييير خالية من الحبكة والمنطق 。。。more

Zachary Haynes ，

3 1/2 stars。 Book V and the whole last 20 pages…wow！

Luca Gonella ，

Uno dei grandi classici del diciannovesimo secolo， da parte forse di quello che viene considerato il più grande scrittore della letteratura moderna。 Ho trovato la trama molto scorrevole e soprattutto di piacevole e facile lettura。 Tuttavia， numerose sequenze futili e prive di interesse inframmezzano il racconto dei fatti principali。 Inevitabilmente il romanzo （con una prosa e una struttura a tratti datata） sente il peso degli anni che sono trascorsi dalla sua pubblicazione。

Jonathan Nicholas ，

A great read。 Obviously autobiographical; Hemingway joins the First World War as an American in 1917， as an ambulance driver in Italy， is injured twice， decorated twice。。。 just like the main character in this book。 Well worth reading。

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