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The Sun Also Rises
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Step into the cafes of 1920s Paris and the bullrings of Spain in Ernest Hemingway's unforgettable portrait of the Lost Generation. These are men and women drifting through a world forever changed by war, searching for meaning and connection. Follow Jake Barnes, a war-scarred American journalist,...
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Step into the cafes of 1920s Paris and the bullrings of Spain in Ernest Hemingway's unforgettable portrait of the Lost Generation. These are men and women drifting through a world forever changed by war, searching for meaning and connection.
Follow Jake Barnes, a war-scarred American journalist, and Lady Brett Ashley, an independent woman torn between longing and freedom. Along with their circle of disillusioned friends, they move through Europe chasing love, escape, and identity.
Told in Hemingway's spare and powerful prose, this is a novel of quiet ache, emotional truth, and lasting impact.
"I can't stand it to think my life is going so fast and I'm not really living it."
Themes That Still Resonate:
- Disillusionment and Identity
- Love and Longing
- Masculinity and Honour
- Exile and Escape
- Culture and Ritual
What You're Buying:
- A portrait of broken hearts that still beat.
- A passport to postwar Europe, where nothing is stable except beauty.
- A literary time capsule of 1920s longing, identity, and decadence.
- A book that teaches you how to feel in silence.
Read This When...
- You're craving atmosphere, not action
- You feel restless but don't know why
- You want to understand why some books never age
- You're longing for a literary escape to another time, another truth
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9789362142153
Publisher: Prakash Books India Private Limited
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 27 February 2025
Country: India
Imprint: Prakash Books India Private Limited
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Weight: 250g
Pages: 232
About the Author
Ernest Hemingway (1899- 1961) was one of the most influential American writers of the 20th century. Known for his minimalist style and themes of resilience and loss, he won the Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea and the Nobel Prize in Literature. His works, including A Farewell to Arms and For Whom the Bell Tolls, remain essential reading for literature lovers worldwide.
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