{"product_id":"the-sun-also-rises-9781949846461","title":"The Sun Also Rises","description":"\u003cb\u003eA handsome value edition of the timeless classic by Ernest Hemingway with a new foreword by Robert Wheeler, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHemingway enthusiast and author of \u003ci\u003eHemingway's Paris\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor nearly a century, \u003ci\u003eThe Sun Also Rises\u003c\/i\u003e has endured as one of Hemingway's masterworks, and is widely regarded as a prime example of the great American writer's pioneering style and form. His first major novel explores powerful themes like masculinity and male insecurity, sex and love, and the effects of a brutal war on an aimless generation. This \u003ci\u003eroman à clef \u003c\/i\u003eis based on the real experiences and relationships Hemingway had in the early 1920s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet predominantly in France and Spain, the novel follows a group of disillusioned aimless expats tooling around post-war Europe, living hard, drinking heavily, and having complicated sordid love affairs. The novel is told from the perspective of Jake Barnes, a World War I vet turned journalist living in Paris, who is still in love with his former flame, the eccentric and charismatic Lady Brett Ashley. Meanwhile, Jake's friend, author Robert Cohn, becomes tired of his oppressive marriage and sets off to seek out adventure, becoming enamored with Brett himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey all eventually drift from the glitz and glamour of 1920s Paris to Pamplona, Spain, where they revel in the rawness of bullfights and alcohol-fueled parties, eventually devolving into jealousy and violent drama. This leads to Jake coming to a stark realization--that he can never be with the woman he truly loves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eErnest Hemingway\u003c\/b\u003e is recognized as one of the iconic and influential writers of the twentieth century. He started out working for the \u003ci\u003eKansas City Star\u003c\/i\u003e and later the \u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e. He eventually traveled to Europe where he became an ambulance driver for the Italian army in WWI. Some of Hemingway's most popular novels include \u003ci\u003eA Farewell to Arms\u003c\/i\u003e (1929) and \u003ci\u003eThe Old Man and the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e (1952). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Wheeler\u003c\/b\u003e has been a Hemingway enthusiast since reading his first Hemingway novel in 1986. For the past ten years, he has been a professor at Southern New Hampshire University where he teaches courses in writing and on Hemingway. He was the recipient of the coveted Excellence in Teaching Award for 2006. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eHemingway's Paris\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHemingway's Havana.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Clydesdale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52039764377874,"sku":"9781949846461","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b9eb311e-097b-4833-a1d4-7948fa88add4.jpg?v=1771412606","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-sun-also-rises-9781949846461","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}