A Farewell to Arms

Summary

A Farewell to Arms, considered the finest American novel to emerge from World War I, tells the unforgettable tale of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passionate love for a beautiful English nurse. Hemingway’s unflinching depiction of the relationship between Lieutenant Henry and Catherine Barkley captures the raw intensity of love amidst the chaos of war. His vivid account of the German attack on Caporetto—lines of exhausted, demoralized soldiers trudging through relentless rain—stands as one of the most powerful moments in modern literature. A poignant story of love and loss, loyalty and betrayal, A Farewell to Arms, written when Hemingway was just 30, marks a bold new chapter of romanticism in his literary legacy.