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The quintessential novel of the Lost Generation, The Sun Also Rises (Fiesta) is one of Ernest Hemingway's masterpieces and a classic example of his spare but powerful writing style. A poignant look at the disillusionment and angst of the post-World War I generation, the novel introduces two of Hemingway's most unforgettable characters: Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley. The story follows the flamboyant Brett and the hapless Jake as they journey from the wild nightlife of 1920s Paris to the brutal bullfighting rings of Spain with a motley group of expatriates. It is an age of moral bankruptcy, spiritual dissolution, unrealized love, and vanishing illusions. First published in 1926, The Sun Also Rises helped to establish Hemingway as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.
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0I found myself rooting for Robert then Jake then Brett then Jake then Michael then Romero then Jake again in that order in the story. Hemingway’s prose has a je-ne-sais-quoi quality to it that made reading this such an absolute delight. When I read other reviews describing his writing as economical, I did not expect to so quickly, and so often, switch allegiances among these larger-than-life characters. I read this immediately after racing through A Moveable Feast and I must say I felt like it helped me put into context better that memoir and this novel. Robert’s naivety and stubbornness towards Brett is reminiscent of Fitzgerald and Zelda for example. Everyone is flawed or injured, lost or disillusioned composing a set of characters living up to their moniker: the lost generation.
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