A Farewell to Arms (The Norton Library)

The Norton Library edition of A Farewell to Arms features the complete text of Hemingway's 1929 novel. Mark Cirino provides an insightful introduction and targeted explanatory notes to help readers engage with the themes and achievements of the novel.

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• Inviting introductions highlight the work's significance and influence, providing the historical and literary context students need to dive in with confidence.


• Endnotes and an easy-to-read design deliver an uninterrupted reading experience, encouraging students to read the text first and refer to endnotes for more information as needed.


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About the author

Mark Cirino is Melvin M. Peterson Endowed Chair in Literature at the University of Evansville (IN). He is the author or editor of several books, including?Ernest Hemingway: Thought in Action?(Wisconsin, 2012);?Reading Hemingway’s?Across the River and into the Trees (Kent State, 2016); and, most recently,?One True Sentence: Writers & Readers on Hemingway’s Art?(Godine, 2022), which was written with Michael Von Cannon.?Cirino?and Von Cannon are the creators of?One True Podcast, the official podcast of the Ernest Hemingway?Society.

Product details

• Authors: Ernest Hemingway
• Assisted by: Cirino Mark (Editor)
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 12.06.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9781324059424
• ISBN: 978-1-324-05942-4
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 239 g
• Series: The Norton Library
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / War & Military, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), War & combat fiction, War, combat and military adventure fiction, FICTION / World Literature / American / 20th Century, Classic fiction: general and literary