The Sun Also Rises

New illustrations catapult this timeless classic by Ernest Hemingway into the twenty-first century with vigor. For nearly a century,The Sun Also Rises has endured as one of HemingwayΓÇÖs masterworksand is widely regarded as a prime example of the great American writerΓÇÖs pioneering style and form. His first major novel explores powerful themes like masculinity and male insecuritysex and loveand the effects of a brutal war on an aimless generation. This roman ├á clef is based on the real experiences and relationships Hemingway had in the early 1920s. Set predominantly in France and Spainthe novel follows a group of disillusioned aimless expats tooling around post-war Europeliving harddrinking heavilyand having complicated sordid love affairs. The novel is told from the perspective of Jake Barnesa World War II vet turned journalist living in Pariswho is still in love with his former flamethe eccentric and charismatic Lady Brett Ashley. MeanwhileJake’s friendauthor Robert Cohnbecomes tired of his oppressive marriage and sets off to seek out adventurebecoming enamored with Brett himself. They all eventually drift from the glitz and glamour of 1920s Paris to PamplonaSpainwhere they revel in the rawness of bullfights and alcohol-fueled partieseventually devolving into jealousy and violent drama. This leads to Jake coming to a stark realizationΓÇöthat he can never be with the woman he truly loves.