Goodbye, weapons

Author: Hemingway
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Publish Date: 1997-09-01
Features: "A Farewell to Arms" is one of the major works of American Nobel Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway. Frederick Henry, a young American, volunteers to join the Red Cross and drive an ambulance during the later stages of World War I, rescuing wounded soldiers on the northern front line of Italy. During an assignment, Henry is injured by artillery fire and receives attentive care from British nurse Catherine during his recovery in a Milan hospital. The two fall deeply in love. After recovering, Henry returns to the front line and witnesses the brutal realities of war as he retreats with the Italian forces. He decides to leave the army and escapes to Switzerland with Catherine. However, Catherine dies during childbirth. Drawing from 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.