The Sun Also Rises

Name: The Sun Also Rises
Brand: Author's Republic
Availability: InStock
Author: Ernest Hemingway
ISBN: 9798347341009

Author: Ernest Hemingway

Narrator: Michael Bronks

Unabridged: 6 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 03/25/2025

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

The Sun Also Rises is Ernest Hemingway’s timeless exploration of the post-war generation’s search for meaning in a rapidly changing world. Set in the vibrant cultural hubs of Paris and the spirited landscapes of Spain, the novel follows a group of expatriates as they navigate love, loss, and disillusionment. Hemingway’s crisp, understated prose captures the raw emotions of the Lost Generation, revealing both the allure and the emptiness of their hedonistic pursuits. From the adrenaline-fueled bullfighting arenas of Pamplona to the quiet, introspective moments of personal reflection, this classic work delves deep into the complexities of identity, passion, and the enduring human spirit.

About Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway did more to change the style of English prose than any other writer of his time. Publication of The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms immediately established Hemingway as one of the greatest literary lights of the twentieth century. His classic novel The Old Man and the Sea won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953. Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. His life and accomplishments are explored in-depth in the PBS documentary film from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, Hemingway. Known for his larger-than-life personality and his passions for bullfighting, fishing, and big-game hunting, he died in Ketchum, Idaho on July 2, 1961.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Grace Tjan on June 28, 2011

What I learned from this book (in no particular order): 1. Jews are stubborn. 2. Being a Jew in Princeton sucks. 3. Being impotent sucks, especially if you are in love with a beautiful woman. 4. A beautiful woman is built with curves like the hull of a racing boat. Women make swell friends. 5. If you su......more

Goodreads review by Sasha on January 12, 2016

THIS BOOK IS ABOUT A MAN IN SPAIN HE GETS FRIENDZONED.......more

Goodreads review by Tra-Kay on November 24, 2010

If I were Hemingway's English teacher (or anyone's any kind of teacher) I'd say, "This reads more like a screenplay than a novel. Where are your descriptions, where is the emotion??" And he would say something like, "The lack of complex descriptions helps focus on the complexities and emptiness of th......more

Goodreads review by zuza_zaksiazkowane on August 18, 2022

Oceniam z wielkim bólem w sercu......more

Goodreads review by Brad on June 25, 2019

I've read this book every year since 1991, and it is never the same book. Like so many things in this world, The Sun Also Rises improves with age and attention. Some readings I find myself in love with Lady Brett Ashley. Then I am firmly in Jake Barnes' camp, feeling his pain and wondering how he sta......more