Ernest Hemingway is one of the greatest American writers of our time and the published in 1940 novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls" is considered his greatest work.
The source for Hemingway title is a line by John Donne from his 1624 work “Devotions upon Emergent Occasions”: „any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee."
"For Whom the Bell Tolls" is a story of the fight for freedom, moral dilemmas, daily life and beauty of love in the face of war. The main character Robert is a young American who travels to Spain and volunteers to fight against the fascist forces of Francisco Franco. Robert Jordan character is inspired by Hemingway's own experiences in the Spanish Civil War.
Hemingway effective narration and reach in details language creates realistic portrait of war and the complexities of the entire experience of war for the individual who found him or herself fighting for a cause.
Hemingway is absolutely brilliant in drawing psychological portraits. His characters are complex. In this book he portrays human in the face of death, he expose weakness , strength, heroism, bravery, duty, cowardice, truth, lies, love, and loss.
This book is definitely a classic that everyone must read.
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