A Farewell to Arms

A Farewell to Arms is about a love affair between the expatriate American Henry and Catherine Barkley against the backdrop of the First World War, cynical soldiers, fighting and the displacement of populations. The publication of A Farewell to Arms cemented Hemingway's stature as a modern American writer, became his first best-seller, and is described by biographer Michael Reynolds as "the premier American war novel from that debacle World War I."

Set in

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  Gorizia · Italy

  WWI front setting
  ★ primary
• Milan · Italy

  Henry's hospital recovery
• Stresa · Italy

  Lake Maggiore escape