The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway is a reissue published by Penguin on January 25, 2022. This edition spans 272 pages and is presented in English. The novel, first published in 1926, captures the essence of the Lost Generation through a narrative that follows a group of expatriates in Europe after World War I. It centers on the complex relationship between Jake Barnes, a war veteran, and Lady Brett Ashley, exploring themes of love and disillusionment against the backdrop of Parisian nightlife and Spanish bullfighting.
Readers will find a portrayal of characters grappling with their identities and the aftermath of war, as they navigate their desires and disappointments. Hemingway’s distinctive writing style is evident throughout, characterized by its spare yet impactful prose. The narrative is closely tied to real-life experiences and figures from Hemingway’s own time as an expatriate, providing a historical lens on the challenges faced by this generation. This edition invites readers to engage with a classic work that continues to resonate with themes of loss and the search for meaning.
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Ernest Hemingway’s quintessential story of the Lost Generation
With a new introduction by Maria Hinojosa, Emmy Award-winning journalist and anchor of Latino USA
“A truly gripping story, told in a lean, hard, athletic narrative prose that puts more literary English to shame. . . It is magnificent writing, filled with that organic action which gives a compelling picture of character. This novel is unquestionably one of the events of an unusually rich year in literature.”–New York Times Book Review
First published in 1926, The Sun Also Rises displays the full flower of Hemingway’s unique style, at once spare and gut-wrenching. Following a group of expatriates in Europe after the devastation of World War I, the novel traces the doomed love story of Jake Barnes, a veteran wrestling with wounds both physical and emotional, and the beautiful Lady Brett Ashley. As they drift from the hedonistic nightlife of Paris to the macho world of bullfighting in Spain, these members of the Lost Generation face the loss of their illusions and the impossibility of love. Closely based on true people and events Hemingway experienced as an ex-pat in Europe, this debut novel marked the arrival of a towering talent.
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