The Sun Also Rises - Unabridged

By: Ernest Hemingway

Narrated by: Joseph Wycoff

Ernest Hemingway's first novel, The Sun Also Rises, follows the adventures of a group of young, hard-drinking, American expatriates - which Hemingway refers to as the "Lost Generation" - as they pinball through Europe, from France to Spain and back again. Directionless, disillusioned, and fueled by copious amounts of alcohol, narrator Jake Barnes takes the listeners into the heart of 1920's Europe, particularly Paris and Pamplona (where the characters witness the infamous running of the bulls and Jake develops as fascination with bullfighting).

At once cynical and satiric, The Sun Also Rises was the first cry of a new literary voice that would come to dominate the first half of the 20th century.

The seminal novel from Nobel Prize winner Ernest Hemingway, the book appears here in its unabridged and original format.

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It still holds up

I first read The Sun Also Rises in my twenties. It was one of my favorite books. I can see why a reader today might not see why it was such a big deal, but it was rightfully a tremendously influential novel. Still an excellent read and moving on many levels.

Settle in and let the richness of this story wash over you

I downloaded this book as I left Pamplona for Madrid. I knew nothing about the story except for its setting in Pamplona and its tale of bullfighting. But it is so much more. It is a living travelogue that will forever keep the memory of Pamplona, San Sébastien, and the French coastal towns alive in my mind. It’s also a story of the ease of friendship. Most of all I loved the way Hemingway captures the world through the details - the way he describes a room, a person, an experience - short sentences that freeze moments in time. The narration is excellent.

Everything just felt right with the voice and the story matching well

The voices, as well as the pronunciations were great as well as adding some tonal shifts in places I didn’t notice on the first read through! :)
The story was very immersive, and felt as if you were reading a diary could get a little boring and confusing at certain points.

A riveting story. A classic in any time.

This classic endures. Narration is well done and you will enjoy this work for sure!

Nothing

This highly acclaimed novel was a snooze fest for me. It’s like a mid-twentieth century soap opera. I love some of his other works but this one did not work for me.