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Ernest Hemingway
The Sun Also Rises
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"The Sun Also Rises" is a classic novel written by Ernest Hemingway, first published in 1926. The story is set in the 1920s and follows a group of American and British expatriates as they travel from Paris to Pamplona, Spain, to watch the annual bullfighting festival. The novel explores themes of love, death, and the search for meaning in a post-World War I world. The protagonist, Jake Barnes, is a World War I veteran and a journalist living in Paris. He is in love with Lady Brett Ashley, a beautiful and independent woman, but their relationship is complicated by Jake's war injury, which has left him impotent. The novel follows Jake and Brett as they navigate their complicated relationship, along with a cast of colorful characters, including Robert Cohn, a wealthy and insecure Jewish-American writer, and Mike Campbell, a Scottish war veteran and Brett's former fiancé. Hemingway's distinctive writing style, characterized by short sentences and simple, declarative language, is on full display in "The Sun Also Rises." The novel is also known for its vivid depictions of bullfighting, which Hemingway saw as a metaphor for life and death. "The Sun Also Rises" is often considered Hemingway's first major work and a classic of modernist literature. It explores the disillusionment and aimlessness of the post-war generation, and the search for meaning and purpose in a world that seems to have lost its way. The novel's themes and characters continue to resonate with readers today, making it a must-read for anyone interested in 20th-century literature...
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