Farewell, Weapons
About This Novel
This book tells the story of Frederick Henry, an American young man who volunteered for the Red Cross to drive an ambulance and rescue the wounded on the northern Italian front in the late World War I. During a mission, Henry was hit by a cannonball and injured. While recovering from his injuries in a Milan hospital, he was cared for by British nurse Catherine, and the two fell in love. After recovering from his injuries, Henry returned to the front line. When he retreated with the Italian troops, he witnessed the cruel scenes of the war. He resolutely left the army, joined Catherine and fled to Switzerland. As a result, Catherine died in childbirth. By describing the love between the two, this book reveals the absurd and cruel nature of war, reflecting the mutual killing between people in war and the destruction of human spirit and emotions by war.
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