For Whom the Bell Tolls
One of the classic novels of the 20th century, it is the story of one outsider struggling to find himself and his place in the midst of war.
It is the Spanish Civil War. Robert Jordan, an American professor and demolitions expert, is sent across enemy lines to lead a rag-tag band of Guerillas in a mission to blow up a bridge as part of a surprise offensive by the republicans. The mission, which should be straightforward, is thrown into increasing chaos as more and more complications arise – starting, much to Jordan’s surprise, with him falling in love. Often considered one of Hemmingway’s best novels, it explores themes including death, masculinity, the horrors of modern warfare, and the nature…
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August 12, 2014Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) was born in Illinois and began his career as a reporter before enlisting as an ambulance driver at the Italian front in World War I. Hemingway and his first (of four) wives lived in Paris in the 1920s, as part of the "Lost Generation" expatriate community, before moving to Key West, Florida, and later to Cuba. Known first for short stories, he sealed his literary reputation with his novels, including The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and The Old Man and the Sea.