The Sun Also Rises (Fiesta)

The author's debut novel (1926), also published under the title Fiesta, is considered one of his most important works. It begins as an endless crawl through the bars of Paris, like a party that starts in the morning and never ends... But it's not an expression of a carefree life, but rather a plaster for a terrifying past. Hemingway's "lost heroes" experience things here that are perhaps worse than in the trenches. Their lives are marked by disillusionment, sadness, and depression. Not even all the bars from Paris to Madrid can soothe the sting of loss and constant unease.