Goodbye, weapons

Author: Hemingway Lin Yijin
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: Frederick Henry, an American youth, volunteers for the Red Cross during the later stages of World War I, drives an ambulance on the northern Italian front to rescue wounded soldiers, and meets and falls in love with British nurse Catherine Barkley. While on a mission, Henry is injured by artillery fire and receives attentive care from Catherine during his recovery in Milan Hospital, deepening their romance. After recovering, Henry returns to the front and witnesses the horrors of war as he retreats with the Italian troops, ultimately decides to desert the army, and flees Switzerland with Catherine. However, Catherine dies in childbirth. Based on his own war experiences, Hemingway weaves a poignant and moving tragedy centered on war and love, which has been adapted into films multiple times and is considered a classic in modern literature.