A Farewell to Arms

A young American volunteers for the Italian ambulance service in the First World War. Up near the front, he meets and falls in love with Catherine Barkley, a British nurse.
The events of war lead to disillusionment: he is wounded in the knee by a shell, and later, just by taking part in a general retreat, he comes near to being shot by the Italian "battle police".
So he decides do desert - and take Catherine with him to Switzerland...

"A Farewell to Arms" is an unforgettable description of war - fashioned from Hemingway's own experiences. He depicts the fear, the chaos, the comradeship and the courage with total conviction. But "A Farewell to Arms" is also a love story of immense drama and uncompromising passion.

"A novel of great power." - TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

"Hard, almost metallic, glittering, blinding by the reflections of its hard surface, utterly free of sentimentality." - ARNOLD BENNETT

"Exceptional gift of narrative quality." - THE GUARDIAN

Ficção / Línguas Estrangeiras / Aventura / Drama / Literatura Estrangeira / Romance