Ernest Hemingway

Summaries of books by Ernest Hemingway.

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A Farewell to Arms

Ernest Hemingway · 1929

Frederic loves Catherine in Italy until desertion leads to Switzerland and stillbirth.

2,502-word summary · 11 min read

The Old Man and the Sea

Ernest Hemingway · 1952

Off Cuba, old Santiago rows out after 84 empty days, hooks a great marlin, and holds on for three days alone.

2,593-word summary · 12 min read

The Sun Also Rises

Ernest Hemingway · 1926

Jake Barnes drifts through Paris bars and Pamplona bullfights with Brett Ashley and a wounded generation.

3,187-word summary · 14 min read