Hemingway, Ernest
For Whom the Bell Tolls: The Hemingway Library Edition (Hemingway Library Edition)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781476787770
- author:
- Hemingway, Ernest
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Scribner Book Company
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 576
- Dimensions:
- 23.6 x 15.7 x 4.3 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Ernest Hemingway's masterpiece about the Spanish Civil War, presented in a new enhanced Library Edition, features early drafts and supplementary material, including three previously uncollected short stories on war. In 1937, Hemingway traveled to Spain to cover the civil war, and three years later he completed the greatest novel to emerge from the conflict. For Whom the Bell Tolls tells the story of an American in the International Brigades, attached to an antifascist guerilla unit in the mountains of Spain. The novel portrays the protagonist's love for a beautiful woman and his account of a pivotal battle, showcasing Hemingway's unique blend of strength, brutality, compassion, and emotion. Published in 1940, the novel has stood the test of time as one of the best war novels of all time, praised for its powerful portrayal of loyalty, courage, love, and defeat.