TITLE:A Farewell to Arms

PUBLISHER:Arrow books

ISBN:9780099910107

DEC-INDEX :813.52

YEAR:2004

RESUME:"A Farewell to Arms" is a novel written by American author Ernest Hemingway and published in 1929. The book is set during World War I and tells the story of a young American soldier, Lieutenant Frederic Henry, who serves as an ambulance driver in the Italian army. The novel begins in Gorizia, Italy, where Henry is wounded and sent to a field hospital. There, he meets Catherine Barkley, an English nurse, and they fall in love with each other. Despite the horrors of war surrounding them, their relationship becomes a source of comfort and hope. The couple decides to escape the war and start a new life together in Switzerland. However, their happiness is short-lived when Catherine dies while giving birth to their child. Catherine's loss leaves Henry in a state of grief and despair.

N_PAGES:293

ILLUSTRATION:non

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