The War is just over. In Venice a city elaborately and affectionately described the ... more
American Colonel Richard Cantrell falls passionately in love with Renata a young Italian countess who has 'a profile that could break your or anyone else's heart'....
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The War is just over. In Venice, a city affectionately described, the American Colonel, ... more
Richard Cantrell, falls in love with Renata, an Italian countess who has 'a profile that could break anyone's heart'. Cantrell is war-scarred and old enough to be Renata's father, but he is overwhelmed by the selflessness of the love she is offering.
? and ?Oh I say..? type phrases, this is a brilliantly crafted novel. Hemingway writes in a sparse style and allows his characters to speak for themselves, showing rather than telling the reader. Whilst the characters might not sound terribly sympathetic your opinion of them changes as you read, and you also have to take into account that this is set in the aftermath of the First World War and there?s an air of general malaise anyway. However, the themes overall are timeless ? the search for happiness and meaning, the problems of love, and what?s life all about. As one character comments to Jake, ?Don?t you ever get the feeling that all your life is going by and you?re not taking advantage of it? Do you realize you?ve lived nearly half the time you have to live already??.
This was Hemingway?s first really ?big? novel, published in 1926 ...
Advantages: Everything that is good about Hemingway. Very enjoyable. Anyone can (and should!) read this book. Disadvantages: Perhaps not typical of Hemingway's work, but I can't name any.
This is my favourite Hemingway novel, and infact, one of my favourite books full stop. I am therefore, somewhat surprised that this has not (to date) received more positive reviews. For me, this is a clear 5 stars.
In usual Hemingway style, this is not superfluous in any way, although it is longer than most of his other publications; I don't think there's a single word that is in excess. Robert Jordan's adventure is told in the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War, resulting in an insightful as well as enjoyable reading experience. The feeling of the inevitable end to this characters story, as suggested by the title, haunts the reader throughout and is utilised in the building of suspense and tension.
This is in all respects, an excellent novel, thoroughly enjoyable, intriguing and insightful. Once you get into it, chances are you ...
Advantages: Some great, precise writing. Unmatched portrayal of reality. It almost feels like non-fiction Disadvantages: A sometimes dull plot. Obscure allusions. Wordy and diffuse language for Hemingway.
have joined the Loyalist's fight against the Fascists, is to blow up a bridge during a key attack by the Republic. Jordan employs the help of a band of renegades who live in the mountains and are loyal to the republic to blow the bridge.
The band provides the story with some of its most colorful and interesting characters: Pablo, the leader, who has lost his courage; Pilar, Pablo's wife, a fierce, respected woman with an ugly and square-shaped face; and the beautiful Maria, the recipient of unmitigated figurative scars during the war.
The plot is as simple as I've explained it above; a soldier and a band are trying to blow up bridge. This is both a weaknesses and strength of the novel. The lack of little forward momentum allows Hemingway to delve deeper into the thoughts of several characters, especially the main character, Robert ...
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EAN
9780099909606
Type
Fiction
Genre
Classics
Publisher
Arrow Books Ltd
Title
Across the River and into the Trees
Author
Ernest Hemingway
ISBN
009990960X
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The War is just over. In Venice a city elaborately and affectionately described the American Colonel Richard Cantrell falls passionately in love with Renata a young Italian countess who has 'a profile that could break your or anyone else's heart'. Cantrell is embittered war-scarred and old enough to be Renata's father but he is overwhelmed by the selflessness and freshness of the love she is offering. But this is no fairy tale. The fighting may be ended but the wounds of war have not yet healed. And for some the longed-for peace has come too late.
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