For Whom The Bell Tolls

Ernest Hemingway's classic novel, For Whom the Bell Tolls, is often designated as one of the greatest books about war ever written and has appeared on the Marine Corps recommended reading list. Today on the show, I unpack For Whom the Bell Tolls with Hemingway scholar Mark Cirino. We discuss the background of the novel, its themes, and the literary techniques Hemingway employed in writing it. We end our conversation with our picks for the "one true sentence" in the book.

Resources Related to the Podcast

• Mark's last appearance on the AoM podcast: Episode #786 — The Writing Life of Ernest Hemingway
• AoM Podcast #219: The Real Life Story of Hemingway and The Sun Also Rises
• Ernest Hemingway: Thought in Action by Mark Cirino
• One True Sentence: Writers & Readers on Hemingway’s Art edited by Michael Von Cannon and Mark Cirino
• AoM Podcast #871: Jane Austen for Dudes
• Mark Salter's appearance on the One True Podcast
• “Big Two-Hearted River” by Ernest Hemingway

Connect With Mark Cirino

• One True Podcast
• One True Podcast on Twitter