Selected Series of Hemingway's Works: a Farewell to Arms
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About This Novel
The American young man Frederick Henry volunteered to join the Red Cross as an ambulance driver in the late World War I, rescuing the wounded on the northern Italian front. 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 novel sings a sad and moving tragedy, revealing the absurd and cruel nature of war. "A Farewell to Arms" was first published in 1929 and is Hemingway's early masterpiece. This work marks Hemingway's artistic maturity.
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