Across the River and into the Trees
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Set against the canals, cafés, and fading grandeur of wartime Venice, this novel follows an aging American colonel whose encounters with a young Venetian woman awaken passion, reflection, and a renewed sense of purpose. Their relationship unfolds beneath the shadow of World War II, as love contends with age, memory, loss, and the inevitability of death. Written in Hemingway’s characteristically spare, restrained prose, the book offers a poignant meditation on courage, desire, and the fragile beauty of life.
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paperback
Simon and Schuster
Published Apr 15, 1998
274 pages
ISBN: 9780684844640
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First Published
1950
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Across the River and into the Trees by Ernest Hemingway.
War/Trauma
Death/Grief