For Whom the Bell Tolls
1940 novel by Ernest Hemingway
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Summary
For Whom the Bell Tolls is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,494 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Ernest Hemingway[3]
- Award received: Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century[4]
- Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons[5]
- Genre: war fiction[6], war literature[7], war novel[8]
- Follows: The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories[9]
- Commons category: For Whom the Bell Tolls[10]
- Language of work or name: English[11]
- Country of origin: United States[12]
- Publication date: October 21, 1940[13]
- Narrative location: Spain[14]
- Main subject: Spanish Civil War[15]
- Title: For Whom the Bell Tolls[16], Wem die Stunde schlägt[17], Per qui toquen les campanes[18], Por Kiu Sonoras la Sonorilo[19], Por quién doblan las campanas[20], Pour qui sonne le glas[21], Per chi suona la campana[22], Voor wie de klok luidt[23], Por Quem os Sinos Dobram[24], لمن تقرع الأجراس[25], Tel taulesimbik va sorga[26], Əcəl zəngi[27], Па кім звоніць звон[28], За кого бие камбаната[29]
- First line: He lay flat on the brown, pine-needled floor of the forest, his chin on his folded arms, and high overhead the wind blew in the tops of the pine trees.[30]
Why It Matters
For Whom the Bell Tolls has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]
FAQs
What awards did For Whom the Bell Tolls receive?
Honors received include Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century[4].