Back وداعا للسلاح (رواية) Arabic Ervodivkiavara (suterot) AVK Əlvida, silah! Azerbaijani Бывай, зброя! Byelorussian Сбогом на оръжията Bulgarian আ ফেয়ারওয়েল টু আর্মস Bengali/Bangla Un adeu a les armes (novel·la) Catalan Sbohem, armádo Czech A Farewell to Arms Welsh Farvel til våbnene Danish
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| Author | Ernest Hemingway |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Cleo Damianakes (Cleon)[1] |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Realism |
| Published | 1929 (Scribner) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 355 |
| Text | A Farewell to Arms online |
A Farewell to Arms is a novel by American writer Ernest Hemingway, set during the Italian campaign of World War I. First published in 1929, it is a first-person account of an American, Frederic Henry, serving as a lieutenant (Italian: tenente) in the ambulance corps of the Italian Army. The novel describes a love affair between the American expatriate and an English nurse, Catherine Barkley.
Its publication ensured Hemingway's place as a modern American writer of considerable stature.[2] The book became his first best-seller[3] and has been called "the premier American war novel from [...] World War I".[4] The title might be taken from a 16th‑century poem of the same name by the English dramatist George Peele.
The novel has been adapted a number of times: initially for the stage in 1930; as a film in 1932, and again in 1957; and as a three-part television miniseries in 1966. The film In Love and War, made in 1996, depicts Hemingway's life in Italy as an ambulance driver in events prior to his writing of A Farewell to Arms.
As of January 1, 2025, A Farewell to Arms is in public domain.[5]
- ^ Cover stories: beautiful book-jacket designs – in pictures | Books | The Guardian Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ Mellow (1992), 378.
- ^ Wagner-Martin, Linda; Reynolds, Michael (2000). "Ernest Hemingway 1899–1961: A Brief Biography". A Historical Guide to Ernest Hemingway. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 31. ISBN 0-19-512151-1.
- ^ Reynolds (2000), 31.
- ^ Jenkins, Jennifer; Boyle, James. "Public Domain Day 2025". Duke's Center for the Study of the Public Domain.