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The Sun Also Rises is one of Ernest Hemingway’s masterpieces and a classic example of his minimalistic and powerful writing style. It is a poignant look at the disillusionment and angst following World War I, sometimes referred to as the Lost Generation. The story follows the flamboyant Lady Brett Ashley and the war survivor Jake Barnes as they journey from the nightlife of 1920s Paris to the visceral bullfighting rings of Spain with a motley group of expatriates. Hemingway’s characters embody the mood of the time, with their moral abandonment, ambivalent feelings, and unrealized love. First published in 1926, The Sun Also Rises helped to establish Hemingway as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.