The Sun Also Rises

Autorentext

Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was an American writer whose achievements as a master of fiction changed to course of twentieth century literary history. Born and raised in Oak Park Illinois, Hemingway served as an ambulance driver on the Italian Front in World War I. He returned home after being severely wounded in 1918, married his first of four wives in 1921, and moved to Paris to pursue a career as a writer. His first novel, The Sun Also Rises (1926), was based on his experiences there. Over the next few decades, he worked as a war correspondent during the Spanish Civil War and World War II and wrote his novels A Farewell to Arms (1929) and For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940). From the 1930s through the 1950s, Hemingway divided much of his time between Key West and Cuba, where he wrote The Old Man and the Sea (1952) and became infamous for his fishing and drinking exploits. Throughout his life, he maintained a passionate dedication to big game hunting and bullfighting, writing numerous stories and articles on the subjects. His minimalist style and accessible language earned him both the ire of critics and the admiration of generations of readers. Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954, making him the fifth American to win the prestigious honor.

Klappentext

In the early twentieth century, a group of tricenarians struck by wanderlust travel through Europe to watch the running of the bulls and the bullfights. Opting to live loosely and adopt the ideals of the booming Jazz Age, James, Lady Brett, Bill, Mike and Robert struggle to uncover the meaning of their lives and their place on this big blue marble.

Zusammenfassung

Published in 1926, The Sun Also Rises is Ernest Hemingway's first novel and stunning portrait of wanderlust and disillusionment amongst the lost generation. In the aftermath of World War I, Jake Barnes wants the one thing he knows he can't havethe beautiful and vivacious Lady Brett Ashley. Physically scarred by the war and psychologically tortured by the nature of his injury, the hope of a relationship with the promiscuous divorcée is almost entirely out of the question despite any love felt between the two. It is a reality that Jake acknowledges but cannot completely accept. Meanwhile, Lady Brett embraces a newfound sense of sexual freedom in light of her divorce and enters into a number of love affairs, beginning with Jake's friend, and aspiring writer, Robert Cohn.As the three continue their travels through Europe, they expand their circle of friends to include another war veteran, Bill Gorton as well as the future fiance of Lady Brett, Mike Campbell and a young bullfighter, Pedro Romero. Living on the edge, the group indugles their wanderlust, engages in loose sexual escapades, and begin to drink away the memories of war and their disappointments with lifehoping to make sense of it all.Professionally typeset with a stunning new cover, The Sun Also Rises is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.