A Farewell to Arms
by Ernest Hemingwayliterary work· published 1929
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A Farewell to Arms is about a love affair between the expatriate American Henry and Catherine Barkley against the backdrop of the First World War, cynical soldiers, fighting and the displacement of populations. The publication of A Farewell to Arms cemented Hemingway's stature as a modern American writer, became his first best-seller, and is described by biographer Michael Reynolds as "the premier American war novel from that debacle World War I."
Adaptations (3)
A Farewell to Arms has been adapted 3 times, across film and television film, from 1932 to 1966.
A Farewell to Arms1932 · film · 80 min · dir. Frank Borzage · IMDb ↗IMDb6.488%A tale of the World War I love affair, begun in Italy, between American ambulance driver Lt. Frederic Henry and British nurse Catherine Barkley. Eventually separated by Frederic's transfer, tremendous challenges and difficult decisions face each as the war rages on.
A Farewell to Arms1966 · television film · 45 min · IMDb ↗IMDb8.3The story of a doomed love affair in World War One, between an English nurse and an American lieutenant.
