For Whom the Bell Tolls

De: Ernest Hemingway

Narrado por: Campbell Scott

Ernest Hemingway's masterpiece on war, love, loyalty, and honor tells the story of Robert Jordan, an antifascist American fighting in the Spanish Civil War.

In 1937 Ernest Hemingway traveled to Spain to cover the civil war there for the North American Newspaper Alliance. Three years later he completed the greatest novel to emerge from “the good fight” and one of the foremost classics of war literature.

For Whom the Bell Tolls tells of loyalty and courage, love and defeat, and the tragic death of an ideal. Robert Jordan, a young American in the International Brigades, is attached to an antifascist guerilla unit in the mountains of Spain. In his portrayal of Jordan’s love for the beautiful Maria and his superb account of a guerilla leader’s last stand, Hemingway creates a work at once rare and beautiful, strong and brutal, compassionate, moving, and wise. Greater in power, broader in scope, and more intensely emotional than any of the author’s previous works, For Whom the Bell Tolls stands as one of the best war novels ever written.

Wish they hadn't dubed out the swear words

The book is great and Hemingway's descriptions of the landscape and people make you feel as if you are there, but the dubbing over of the curse words was rediculous. It takes away from the force of what some of the characters are trying to express. Really not needed. Just note that it has explicit language. This is how censorship begins.

A great story read by a great voice.

Mr. Scott's narration of this classic is about the best I have heard.

Great story and performance

Great story and performance. Campbell Scott really delivers, with this one, and brings this book to the next level

Wow!

Narrator was excellent! What an amazing listen. I felt like I was right in every situation. Extremely well narrated, in my opinion.

Hemingway's best and one of audible's best

This is the masterwork of a great writer, and far better than his other novels. I believe a large part of this being one of my top five favorite books is the performance of Campbell Scott. It is a beautiful story with grit and a building pace with a realistic bent, dark, but reveling in the triumph of sacrifice and honor. It's part historic, part romance, part story of war, with literary innovation yet a primary reliance on the simplicity of the story itself. I like the psychology of pushing forward through fear and worry from the first person perspective of a courageous protagonist. The characters are rich and memorable. #tagsgiving #sweepstakes