For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

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When For Whom the Bell Tolls was published in 1940, it immediately became a resounding critical and popular success and helped cement Ernest Hemingway's reputation as one of America's foremost writers. Readers praised its realistic portrait of not only the political tensions in Europe that would soon erupt into World War II but also the complexities of the entire experience of war for the individual who found him or herself fighting for a cause...

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For Whom the Bell Tolls - Ernest Hemingway - 1940

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For Whom the Bell Tolls - Ernest Hemingway - 1940 Introduction As a catalyst for classic literature, the Spanish Civil War is overshadowed by the great conflict that followed it, World War II. This is... Read more

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Ernest Hemingway was twenty-two years old when he arrived in Paris in late December 1921. He had taken part in World War I as a volunteer ambulance driver, and after his experiences in Europe during t... Read more

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"Any man's life, told truly," Ernest Hemingway wrote in Death in the Afternoon (1932), "is a novel," and he strove to lead a life "better than any picaresque novel you ever read." The mention of hi... Read more

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Biography EssayErnest Hemingway is one of the most celebrated and most controversial of American writers. He is seen variously as a sensitive and dedicated artist and as a hedonistic adventurer, as a ... Read more

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For Whom the Bell Tolls

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For Whom the Bell Tolls Book Notes is a free study guide on For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway. Browse the summary below:   Author Biography / Context of the Work   One-Page Plo... Read more

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