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For Whom the Bell Tolls
An American explosives expert fighting with Spanish guerrillas in 1937 is sent to blow up a bridge in the mountains. Over three days he joins a band of fighters and falls in love with a young woman there.
- First published
- 1940
- Pace
- medium
- Length
- long
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a compressed, intense war novel with a clear mission and a ticking clock.
Skip this if you dislike long, interior stretches of talk and philosophising, or graphic memories of political violence.
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