206 pages
English language
Published Nov. 13, 1972 by Pan Books Ltd.
The Sun Also Rises is a novel of the so-called Lost Generation of the post WW1 era. The story follows a group of American and British expatriates as they travel from Paris to Pamplona in Spain for the bullfighting festival including the Running of the Bulls through the streets of the town. Hemingway’s central theme is the dissolute and aimless lives of men who are irretrievably damaged by war. The novel was published in the United States in October 1926 by Scribner's. A year later, Jonathan Cape published the novel in London under the title Fiesta.
Great insight into the time period and the changing of social mores. The dialog-heavy format made some parts a little hard to follow, keeping track of who was speaking. Great read, all in all.
It's quite obvious Hemingway was Fitzgerald's friend because both can break your heart in the most subtle way and still be able of produce that feeling of despair and impotence toward the characters. Lovely and heart-breaking.
