La guerre civile espagnole a inspiré à Ernest Hemingway un de ses plus dramatiques et célèbres romans : Pour qui sonne le glas. Le film qui en a été tiré, et dont Ingrid Bergman et Gary Cooper étaient les héros, étendit encore sa très grande popularité. Un pont, dans la montagne de Castille, doit sauter : il faut couper la route à l'armée franquiste. Pour cette mission précise, Robert Jordan, jeune Américain enrôlé volontaire dans les rangs républicains, rejoint un groupe de maquisards espagnols parmi lesquels se trouvent deux femmes : la terrible Pilar et la tendre Maria pour laquelle Jordan va immédiatement éprouver une vive passion. L'amour suspendra le temps, éloignera la solitude et fera oublier la mort.
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist known for his distinctive writing style and portrayal of masculinity. His most notable works include "The Old Man and the Sea," "A Farewell to Arms," and "The Sun Also Rises." Hemingway's writing is characterized by its spare prose, realistic dialogue, and emphasis on themes of war, love, and loss. He is credited with revolutionizing the modern American novel and influencing generations of writers with his minimalist approach to storytelling. "The Old Man and the Sea," a novella about an aging fisherman's struggle with a marlin, remains one of Hemingway's most famous and enduring works, winning him the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953 and solidifying his reputation as a literary giant.
