How long is a farewell to arms audiobook?
8 hours and 32 minutes
Product details
| Listening Length | 8 hours and 32 minutes |
|---|---|
| Program Type | Audiobook |
| Version | Unabridged |
| Language | English |
| ASIN | B000FIHM3K |
Why did Ernest Hemingway write a Farewell to Arms?
In A Farewell to Arms, Hemingway provided a realistic and unromanticized account of war. He wanted readers to experience the events of the novel as though they were actually witnessing them.
Why is Ernest Hemingway famous?
Ernest Hemingway served in World War I and worked in journalism before publishing his story collection In Our Time. He was renowned for novels like The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls and The Old Man and the Sea, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953. In 1954, Hemingway won the Nobel Prize.
Is A Farewell to Arms hard to read?
A Farewell to Arms, in particular, may be easy to read, but it’s not easy to take. The author is unstinting in creating a full-color picture of life during wartime: the waiting, the suffering, the erosion of morals and ethics, and the deep bonds that are formed between comrades in arms.
Is Farewell to Arms boring?
A Farewell to Arms can be a tough read, maybe one of the tougher ones in the Hemingway canon. The reason: it’s really long and often boring. That, and it’s told from a pretty narrow perspective: Frederic Henry, the American turned Italian ambulance driver.
What should I read if I like Hemingway?
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Why do they say thou in For Whom the Bell Tolls?
To answer questions about For Whom the Bell Tolls, please sign up. Elwood Bergman Spanish, as many other languages, has retained informal pronouns which we have lost in English. “Thee” and “thou” used to be informal words, only used to address friends and younger people. It is our equivalent to tú, as opposed to usted.
Is A Farewell to Arms an easy read?
Who was karkov?
Karkov is a Russian reporter for Pravda, a Soviet newspaper, and a close friend of Robert Jordan whom he meets at the Hotel Gaylord, a popular Russian spot in Madrid. Karkov is Anselmo’s counterpart, fiercely committed to morality, justice, and the Republican cause.