![]() While still a foreign correspondent in Paris, Hemingway had watched the Spanish political situation developing under the reign of Alfonso XIII. For Whom the Bell Tolls is 1) a great Hemingway love story 2) a tense story of adventure in war 3) a grave and sombre tragedy of Spanish peasants fighting for their lives. It was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Actress however, only the Greek actress Katina Paxinou won an Oscar for her portrayal of Pilar. For Whom the Bell Tolls, published in 1940, grew out of Hemingway's personal interest in the Spanish Civil War of the thirties. It was the basis for the 1943 film directed by Sam Wood, starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. It will, I think, be one of the major novels of American literature Hemingway has struck universal chords, and he has struck them vibrantly" (J. "This is the best book Ernest Hemingway has written, the fullest, the deepest, the truest. Rare and desirable signed by Hemingway and with the review slip.įor Whom the Bell Tolls combines two of Hemingway's recurring obsessions: war and personal honor. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Review slip laid in, near fine in an excellent near fine first issue dust jacket without the photographer’s name to the rear panel. First edition, early printing of the novel that is regarded as one of Hemingway’s best works. ![]()
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