Goodbye, Weapons: The Complete Works of Hemingway

Author: (USA) Ernest Hemingway
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: American youth Frederic Henry volunteers for the Red Cross during the later stages of World War I, driving an ambulance to rescue wounded soldiers on the northern Italian front, where he meets and falls in love with British nurse Catherine Barkley. During a mission, Henry is injured by artillery fire and, while recovering in a Milan hospital, receives devoted care from Catherine, deepening their romance. After recovering, Henry returns to the front but, witnessing the horrors of war during the Italian retreat, decides to desert the army. He escapes to Switzerland with Catherine, only to find that she dies in childbirth. Based on his own war experiences, Hemingway weaves a poignant and moving tragedy centered on war and love, a story that has been adapted into films multiple times and is considered a classic of modern literature.