Farewell, Weapons
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About This Novel
"A Farewell to Arms" is a novel written by the American novelist Ernest Hemingway. It is his early masterpiece and was first published on September 27, 1929. The work tells the story of an American young man, Frederick Henry, 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, the work 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. This book is a public edition, compiled by China Edition Group Digital Media Co., Ltd., And is not an imported edition.
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