Description
Ernest Hemingway's seminal debut novel, *The Sun Also Rises*, plunges readers into the disillusioned world of American and British expatriates in 1920s Paris and Spain. Told through the eyes of Jake Barnes, a wounded journalist navigating his unrequited love for the troubled Lady Brett Ashley, the narrative follows a group grappling with the profound emptiness and moral ambiguity left in the wake of World War I. Their journey, marked by excessive drinking, aimless travel, and a fascination with the brutal spectacle of bullfighting, captures the quintessential "Lost Generation" spirit of purposelessness and existential ennui. Hemingway's signature sparse prose and sharp, often elliptical dialogue powerfully convey the emotional landscape of a generation adrift.
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paperback
Simon and Schuster
Published Oct 17, 2006
272 pages
ISBN: 9780743297332
paperback
Unknown
Published Jan 1, 1957
ISBN: 9780593201138
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First Published
1926
Language
eng
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