For whom the bell tolls by Ernest Hemingway

For whom the bell tolls by Ernest Hemingway is the classic Spanish Civil War novel. An American dynamiter is sent to destroy a bridge. To do this he needs help of a guerrilla band. Much of the book is taken up with talking about the operation and other things. Much of that talking is convoluted. Irritatingly occasional Spanish phrases are not actually translated. There are a few profound or at least supposedly profound statements on war. I don't know whether they were innovative at the time but most have seeped into general consciousness.

Recommended.

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