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Sun Also Rises, The

American  

noun

  1. a novel (1926) by Ernest Hemingway.


The Sun Also Rises Cultural  
  1. (1926) A novel by Ernest Hemingway about a group of young Americans living in Europe in the 1920s. It captures the disillusionment and cynicism of the lost generation.


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The San Fermin festival, which was made famous by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises", draws people from around the world.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

For Cheryl Mountcastle, 69, her first encounter with "The Sun Also Rises" was at her New Orleans high school.

From Reuters Jul. 12, 2023

A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh, Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, and other books, movies, and compositions from 1926 enter into the public domain today in the US.

From The Verge Jan. 1, 2022

In "The Sun Also Rises," Hemingway describes the stages of going bankrupt as "First, gradually. Then, suddenly."

From Salon Jun. 13, 2021

There was a card featuring a drawing of The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway that resulted in the player losing two turns as you read the book and are bored to death.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

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