A Farewell to Arms - Unabridged

Written by Ernest Hemingway

Narrated by Joseph Wycoff

"A Farewell to Arms" was Ernest Hemingway's first best-seller and the acclaim garnered by this book put his name on the 20th century literary map. The novel is based on Hemingway's own experiences serving as an ambulance driver during the Italian campaign in World War I and has often been cited as one of the best war novels ever written.

The story follows the service of Frederic Henry, an American medic serving in the Italian army during the First World War. Frederic meets and falls in love with an English nurse named Catherine Berkley. Catherine has lost her fiancé in battle and initially rebuffs Frederic's advances, but when he is wounded at the Italian front and sent to her hospital for treatment, their romance blossoms, leading the two lovers to attempt to flee the conflict and start a life together.

A blockbuster literary achievement for Hemingway, "A Farewell to Arms" has become a classic of American fiction. It is presented here in its original and unabridged format.

• Language: English
• Publisher: SoundCraft Audiobooks
• Release date: Dec 17, 2024
• ISBN: 9798347309085

Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway is regarded as one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. Some of his best-known works include For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Sun Also Rises, The Old Man and the Sea, and A Farewell to Arms. Hemingway passed away in July 1961.

Reviews for A Farewell to Arms - Unabridged

[Merle Arrowsmith · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I love Hemmingway's no-frills writing, which is somehow so apt to convey the depths and breadth of emotions.