A World War I veteran journeys from Paris to Pamplona during an era of
decadence and despair in this “gripping” classic novel of the Lost
Generation (The New York Times). Physically and emotionally damaged
by his service in the Great War, Jake Barnes lives in 1920s France,
where he passes time in nightclubs and cafés, yearning for a fellow
expatriate, the beautiful English divorcée Lady Brett Ashley. She is
a lively and daring woman, desired by many other men. As the pair and
their social companions travel to Spain, engage in affairs and
fistfights, and wrestle with the aftereffects of a senseless worldwide
catastrophe, Jake must struggle mightily to hold on to his soul.
From the Nobel Prize winner and icon of twentieth-century American
literature, this novel is “the ideal companion for troubled times:
equal parts Continental escape and serious grappling with the question
of what it means to be, and feel, lost” (The Wall Street Journal).
“A truly gripping story . . . magnificent writing.” —The
New York Times
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ISBN
9781504068147
Publisert
2022
Utgiver
Vendor
Open Road Media
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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