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Fiesta

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Fiesta by Ernest Hemingway follows a group of expatriates in 1920s Paris who travel to Pamplona, Spain, for the annual running of the bulls and the accompanying fiesta. Through a narrative steeped in themes of disillusionment and the pursuit of meaning, the novel captures the complex web of relationships and personal struggles among the characters who navigate a post-war landscape. Hemingway's distinctive style animates the vibrant settings and explores the spirit of the "Lost Generation."
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You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to the vibrant life of 1920s Europe and the poignant exploration of love, disillusionment, and the quest for meaning against the backdrop of the Spanish bullfighting scene. Hemingway's signature terse prose and vivid characters bring to life the nuances of the expatriate experience and the societal shifts of the post-war era.

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Fiesta

If you loved BBC4's Hemingway, If you loved BBC4's Hemingway, enjoy Ernest Hemingway's most decadent novel.

Paris in the twenties: Pernod, parties and expatriate Americans, loose-living on money from home.

Paris in the twenties- Pernod, parties and expatriate Americans, loose-living on money from home.

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Paris in the twenties: Pernod, parties and expatriate Americans, loose-living on money from home.

Fiesta captures this intoxicating era, portraying a passionate tapestry of love and desire. In the heart of Paris, amidst the lavish lifestyle, Jake finds himself deeply in love with Brett Ashley. She is an aristocratic, irresistibly beautiful woman, possessing an abandoned, sensuous nature that she cannot change.

Their journey takes them to Spain, where the dazzle of the fiesta and the heady atmosphere of the bullfight intensify their relationship. Here, new passions arise, and new jealousies emerge. Jake is confronted with the hard truth that he will never truly possess the woman he loves.

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Hemingway's Fiesta is praised for its remarkable and disquieting narrative, with some of the finest writing of its time. Critics commend Hemingway’s ability to capture atmosphere and breathe life into characters, using a restrained and lean prose style. The novel is celebrated as a gripping and significant literary work, marking an influential debut by a genius.

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ISBN: 9780099285038

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 October 2000

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Audience: General / adult

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Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 173g

Pages: 240

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About the Author

Ernest Hemingway was born in Chicago in 1899, the second of six children. In 1917, he joined the Kansas City Star as a cub reporter. The following year, he volunteered as an ambulance driver on the Italian front, where he was badly wounded but decorated for his services. He returned to America in 1919, and married in 1921. In 1922 he reported on the Greco-Turkish war, then resigned from journalism to devote himself to fiction. He settled in Paris, associating with other expatriates like Ezra Pound and Gertrude Stein. He was passionately involved with bullfighting, big-game hunting and deep-sea fishing. His direct and deceptively simple style spawned generations of imitators but no equals. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954, and died in 1961

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