Product Description

This is the novel that made Hemingway a literary star. Set in Italy during wartime, it tells the difficult and bittersweet story of love between a soldier and a nurse. It remains a great book of war and love.

This concise supplement to Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms helps students understand the overall structure of the novel, actions and motivations of the characters, and the social and cultural perspectives of the author.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #430577 in Books
• Published on: 2000-11-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780764586590
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From the Back Cover
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About the Author
Adam Sexton is a teacher and freelance writer. He received a B.A. in English from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.F.A. in Writing from Columbia University. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Customer Reviews

A classic, but....
I know this book is a classic, but I did not enjoy it. Though I liked Hemingway's Old Man and the Sea, Farewell to Arms seemed rather boring. It gives a realistic and fairly hopeless view of war, revealing of Hemingway's own experiences. The soldier and the nurse's love affair is also autobiographical, but somehow has an unrealistic quality. Maybe I just don't like the nurse's characther, disregarding her own identity. The action is pretty slow and though the ending is foreshadowed, it felt more like a chopping off of a story than a closing. Overall, some interesting themes and classic messages about human nature, but a slow and terse writing style.

Cliffs Notes helpful but does not replace reading the book
Quick and short synopsis to the book's story. Read the book first and get a friend who has read it or someone with a good argumentative view to bounce the ideas in Cliffs Notes with you.