A Farewell to Arms
Classic fiction, War stories, Serious and literary fiction
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Summary
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.