Ernest Hemingway

Och solen har sin gång (The Sun Also Rises) av Ernest Hemingway räknas som en av världslitteraturens mest inflytelserika romaner. Boken är i ganska stor utsträckning självbiografisk. Huvudpersonen Jake Barnes har åtskilliga drag gemensamma med Hemingway själv. Handlingen kan tyckas enkel – Jake umgås med sina vänner i Paris, det är i mitten av 1920-talet, de flesta av romanens personligheter är amerikaner eller engelsmän med en mer eller mindre tillkämpat nonchalant inställning till livet – lika stilfullt ansvarslösa som stilfullt coola – men egentligen desperat törstande efter kärlek och livsmening. I nyöversättning och med efterord av Christian Ekvall. "Denna bok har betytt så mycket för mig. Nu har den kommit i nyöversättning. Översättningen är alldeles utmärkt." Ingalill Mosander, Go'kväll

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Drawn from Ernest Hemingway’s own life, A Farewell to Arms is one of America’s greatest novels of love and war. Set in Italy during World War I, A Farewell to Arms tells the story of Frederic Henry, a young American volunteer struck by a shell while driving an ambulance on the front lines, and British nurse Catherine Barkley, who is mourning the death of her fiancé in combat. As their tentative relationship deepens and their hopes rise, the escalating chaos and brutality of the war threaten to shatter their world. With shocking honesty, Hemingway evokes the years of destruction and disillusionment that produced the Lost Generation. A profound meditation on the fragility of human connection, A Farewell to Arms has captivated readers for more than a century with its blend of stark realism and raw emotional resonance.

Experience timeless classics like never before in this Grand Type Collector's Edition With clear, easy-to-read formatting, this edition is designed for readers who prefer or require larger text without sacrificing the excitement of the original. Large Print Features: 18-point font: Generously sized text for maximum readability and comfort. Sans-serif font: Clean, modern typeface designed to reduce visual strain. Italics are bolded: Important emphasis is maintained without thin, hard-to-see lettering. Easy-to-read line lengths: Shorter rows of text (under 45 characters per line) make reading smoother and less tiring. The Sun Also Rises follows Jake Barnes, an American journalist living in 1920s Paris, and his circle of expatriate friends, including the spirited Lady Brett Ashley. Seeking escape from their disillusionment, they journey to Pamplona, Spain, to experience the Festival of San Ferm n, where bullfighting and the running of the bulls embody both beauty and brutality. Against this vibrant backdrop, romantic entanglements, rivalries, and unspoken desires unfold, capturing the restlessness of a generation marked by war. Hemingway's characters, adrift in love and longing, reflect the struggles of identity and meaning in a rapidly changing world. Published in 1926, Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises became a defining novel of the "Lost Generation," encapsulating the aimlessness and disillusionment of those scarred by World War I. Its themes of love, masculinity, and the search for purpose resonate far beyond its era, while Hemingway's sparse, understated prose revolutionized modern storytelling. The novel's cultural impact solidified Hemingway's reputation as one of the foremost voices of 20th-century American literature.