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For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Narrated by: Campbell Scott
- Length: 16 hrs and 17 mins
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Summary
The story of Robert Jordan, a young American in the International Brigades attached to an antifascist guerilla unit in the mountains of Spain, it tells of loyalty and courage, love and defeat, and the tragic death of an ideal. In his portrayal of Jordan's love for the beautiful Maria and his superb account of El Sordo's last stand, in his brilliant travesty of La Pasionaria and his unwillingness to believe in blind faith, Hemingway surpasses his achievement in The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms to create a work at once rare and beautiful, strong and brutal, compassionate, moving, and wise.
"If the function of a writer is to reveal reality," Maxwell Perkins wrote Hemingway after reading the manuscript, "no one ever so completely performed it." Greater in power, broader in scope, and more intensely emotional than any of the author's previous works, it stands as one of the best war novels of all time.
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- Martin
- 17-10-10
For whom the bell tolls
I decided to try this one as I wanted to experience some of the classics that have passed me by. All I can is 'its a masterpiece' what have I been missing! I'm going through all his work now-can't get enough he's a genius. So believable, so much detail without ever being boring, so tender yet describes man's inhumanity to man so graphically yet without a hint of gratuitousness. Buy it you'l love it. The narrator is absolutely suburb and reads the work as if he has read it a thousand times and knows it intimately and thoroughly loves it, which gives the whole experience a ***** rating.
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-01-22
perfecty read
I've read this 8 times and was impressed by the delivery here, perfectly weighted
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- Anonymous User
- 05-09-22
Captivating and thought provoking
in this book Hemingway captures what seems to be the true experience of war. Similar to "saving private Ryan" but more intimate, and very perspicaciously written.
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- chris
- 08-07-16
good reading but he needs mis pronounces shone
the guy says shone weirdly. apart from that it's a great story and a decent performance. Ivanhoe is up next. wish me luck
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- Gill
- 31-07-21
Tragic yet beautiful
I don’t enjoy books about war but chose this because I am still haunted by a passage in one of Hemingway’s other novels. At first I found this a hard listen but the writing is wonderful and the narrator perfect and I was soon swept along.
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- Anne Fedigan
- 30-10-23
Wonderful mix of Love and War.
Equally gripping in tenderness and brutality. I loved the ‘thee’ and ‘thou’ language. It added to the charm.
Maria capable of loving Roberto after such cruel treatment by the hands of the fascists.
I enjoyed this book.
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- joanne
- 08-09-11
A CLASSIC BUT NOT FOR EVERYONE.
Having never read any Hemingway before I decided it was time to be educated. For me this is by far the best way to tackle For Whom The Bell tolls because I really don't think that I would have had the staying power or necessary imagination to power through the book, however, Campbell Scott's narration brings it to life wonderfully. For other Hemingway novices though I have to add that this by no means an 'easy listen' and if you want fast moving action I wouldn't chose this (are all of Hemingway's books like this?). The layers of human relationships, action and history are built up so painfully slowly that I needed perseverance to keep going and the language is old fashioned and peculiar sounding, obviously reflecting the times and Spanish translation. Before long though I was hooked, not so my teenage son who was listening; after a 5 minute argument was narrated in minute detail he lost interest and he couldn't believe that they were still just talking about blowing the bridge up even though I'd been listening for hours.
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- philip
- 21-12-17
top read
excellent read, narration is top Parr. highly recommended. the best Ernest book i have read so far
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- Charlie
- 20-04-18
Very Exciting and moving
Wonderful descriptions of a very troubled time. It all feels very real. Very Exciting and moving.
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- "mhca"
- 01-08-16
excellent
It is as good second time round, as first. Well read and a great story very close to the heart of those involved or whose people were involved.
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