A Farewell to Arms [Kindle Edition]

Ernest Hemingway (Author)

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The best American novel to emerge from World War I, A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Hemingway’s frank portrayal of the love between Lieutenant Henry and Catherine Barkley, caught in the inexorable sweep of war, glows with an intensity unrivaled in modern literature, while his description of the German attack on Caporetto—of lines of fired men marching in the rain, hungry, weary, and demoralized—is one of the greatest moments in literary history. A story of love and pain, of loyalty and desertion, A Farewell to Arms, written when he was thirty years old, represents a new romanticism for Hemingway.

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 477 KB
• Print Length: 128 pages
• Publisher: Scribner (April 1, 1997)
• Sold by: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000FC0OB8
• Text-to-Speech: Not enabled
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,889 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #1 in Books > Literature & Fiction > United States > Classics
  • #9 in Books > Literature & Fiction > United States > 20th Century
  • #76 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Fiction Classics

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28 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Priced wrong..., July 2, 2011

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Jeffrey O. Hall - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Farewell to Arms (Kindle Edition)

First of all, let me say that I am a Kindle lover. Having said that, lets look at the pricing here. I can pay $12.99 for the Kindle edition, or I can pay $9.60 and get an actual book? Let me think... Honestly, if Kindle and e-books are ever going to last, they have to price the e-book version CHEAPER than the physical book format. I would never pay more for an e-book than I would for the physical copy.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moving Insight Into Early 20th Century Culture, January 10, 2011

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Marti Ceijas (Pittsfield, MA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: A Farewell to Arms (Kindle Edition)

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, my first Hemingway but definitely not my last. As a septuagenarian college student majoring in English (Writing), the first person past tense narrative was of particular interest to me. Writing a first person narrative successfully is extremely difficult and I learned quite a lot from reading this one, for example, the exquisite balance between detail and action. I felt I was standing next to Frederick Henry as he told his story.

But what I found most intriguing was the insight into the early 20th Century privileged class visiting Europe during the most horrific war of their time. What must it be like, I wondered, to live in Frederick's place. He does not use his wealth to eschew danger, but it certainly makes it possible for him to navigate through this complex and complicated experience. I was amused to realize and contrast the differences between his reality in 1915-17 Europe and our expectations now in the 21st Century.

Of course, I cannot review a book without singing the praises of Kindle for PC. Aside from all it's wonderful features, I found a new thing to rave about. I also bought a literary analysis of "A Farewell To Arms" and found it both easy and useful to read the chapter summations up to my place in the book before going on with the novel, especially when some time had elapsed between readings. After I finished the novel, I read the character analyses and the write ups about the plot devices. It was almost as good as a class or book-club discussion. By using bookmarks, I find it easier to navigate through a Kindle e-book than the old fashioned paper ones. Not only are e-books more durable, think of all the trees who remain happy firmly rooted to their precious Earth!

By the way, that $9.99 version referred to by another reviewer is not available in the United States. I felt this book was well worth the price I paid for it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, September 12, 2011

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PE Megaard - See all my reviews

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This review is from: A Farewell to Arms (Kindle Edition)

Simply a great novel by one of the worlds best writers ever. A definite classic from world war one. Strongly recommended.