Montparnasse by Ernest Hemingway
Montparnasse is a novel by Ernest Hemingway, set in Paris in the 1920s. It follows the lives of a group of young expatriates living in the city, including the narrator, Jake Barnes. Jake is an American journalist who is struggling to find his place in the world. He is in love with Lady Brett Ashley, a beautiful and wild British woman who is also in love with him, but is unable to commit to him due to her own personal issues. The novel follows Jake and his friends as they explore the city, drink, and party. They are all searching for something, but none of them can quite put their finger on what it is. As the novel progresses, Jake and his friends come to terms with their own mortality and the fragility of life. In the end, Jake finds a kind of peace in his life, and is able to move on from his past.
By Ernest Hemingway · First published 1923 · Genre: Modernist Literature, Realism, Romance · 113 words
First lines
There are never any suicides in the quarter among people one knows No successful suicides.
A Chinese boy kills himself and is dead. (they continue to place his mail in the letter rack at the Dome)
A Norwegian boy kills himself and is dead. (no one knows where the other Norwegian boy has gone)
They find a model dead alone in bed and very dead. (it made almost unbearable trouble for the concierge)
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Ernest Hemingway
- Date: 1923 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Modernist Literature, Realism, Romance, Short Story
- Length: 113 words
- Structure: 1 section, 6 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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Genres
- Modernist Literature — Montparnasse is a collection of short stories written by Ernest Hemingway, a renowned modernist author. The stories explore themes of love, loss, and identity, and are written in a style that is characteristic of modernist literature.
- Realism — Montparnasse is a collection of stories that are grounded in reality, exploring the lives of everyday people and their struggles. The stories are written in a style that is characteristic of realism.
- Romance — Montparnasse contains stories that explore themes of love and romance, such as the story 'The Garden of Eden', which follows a couple's journey of self-discovery and love.
- Short Story — Montparnasse is a collection of short stories, each of which is a self-contained narrative exploring a particular theme or idea.
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20th century · 20th century fiction · American · American fiction · American poetry · Short stories · afternoon · american and canadian literature · bed · boy · café · chinese