, Farewell, weapons

Author: (USA) Ernest Hemingway
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Hemingway (1899—1961), a renowned American writer and Nobel Prize winner in Literature. A Farewell to Arms is one of his major works. Frederick Henry, an American youth, volunteers for the Red Cross during the later stages of World War I, driving an ambulance on the northern Italian front lines to rescue wounded soldiers. During an assignment, Henry is injured by artillery fire and receives attentive care from British nurse Catherine during his recovery in Milan Hospital. The two fall deeply in love. After recovering, Henry returns to the front lines and witnesses the horrors of war as he retreats with the Italian army. He decides to leave the military and escapes to 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. The novel has been adapted into films multiple times and is considered a classic of modern literature.