A farewell to arms
Ernest Hemingway
1899 – 1961
ENPublic Domain
Summary
"A farewell to arms" by Ernest Hemingway is a novel first published in 1929. Set during World War I's Italian campaign, it follows American lieutenant Frederic Henry, who serves in the Italian ambulance corps. When he meets English nurse Catherine Barkley, a passionate love affair develops against the brutal backdrop of war. As battle intensifies and their relationship deepens, the lovers face devastating choices that will test whether their bond can survive the chaos surrounding them. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Subjects
- Man-woman relationships — Fiction
- Military deserters — Fiction
- Military hospitals — Fiction
- Soldiers — United States — Fiction
- War stories
- War wounds — Fiction
- World War, 1914-1918 — Campaigns — Italy — Fiction
- World War, 1914-1918 — Fiction
- World War, 1914-1918 — Medical care — Fiction