Library Manager
Manage your library—your way. Keep a running list or organize archived books into little stacks. i.e. Beach Reads, Cozy Covers, True Crime, etc.
A Farewell to Arms
A Literary Fiction Novel by Ernest Hemingway
Subgenres:
- War Fiction,
- World War I,
- Historical Romance
This book is for you if you're into...
- War novels with doomed love at the center
- Stories set in World War I Italy with American protagonists
A Farewell to Arms was Ernest Hemingway's first best-seller and the acclaim garnered by this book put his name on the 20th century literary map.
The novel is based on Hemingway's own experiences serving as an ambulance driver during the Italian campaign in World War I and has often been cited as one of the best war novels ever written.
The story follows the service of Frederic Henry, an American medic serving in the Italian army during the First World War.
Frederic meets and falls in love with an English nurse named Catherine Berkley.
Catherine has lost her fiancé in battle and initially rebuffs Frederic's advances, but when he is wounded at the Italian front and sent to her hospital for treatment, their romance blossoms, leading the two lovers to attempt to flee the conflict and start a life together.
A blockbuster literary achievement for Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms has become a classic of American fiction.
It is presented here in its original and unabridged format.
Follow This Author
Sign up & we'll email you when a new title is available for pre-order or hits the bookshelf
On Paris
2008
Under Kilimanjaro
2005
Hemingway on War
2003
Hemingway on Fishing
2000
True at First Light
1999
Little Stacks of Modern & Literary Fiction
Emotionally Gripping Women’s Fiction about Mothers and Daughters
Whether funny, moving, or thought-provoking, these engrossing women’s fiction novels explore the complex relationship between mothers and daughters.
Angel Down Wins the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Daniel Kraus's WWI novel joins a celebrated lineage. Discover the Pulitzer-winning books readers love most.
Best Pulitzer Prize Winners of All Time According to Readers
How do you pick the greatest books from the list of legendary Pulitzer Prize winners? Well, we’ll give it a go!
Get Free & Discounted eBooks
Curated reads, irresistible prices—subscribe now