{"product_id":"hemingways-trail-of-the-novel-branko-drekonja-9781482389135","title":"Hemingway's Trail of the Novel A Farewell to Arms","description":"Merriam Press Modern History Series\u003cp\u003e First Edition 2013\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This work focuses on the period which has, due to its historic and epic dimensions, marked profoundly and quite possibly forever the valley of the Soca River, or Isonzo, as it is usually known in historic literature, speaking about the First World War and the Twelve Isonzo Battles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this regard the area of the Kanal community has a special privilege to feature in history and literature not as only a site of fighting but also to be remembered in the words of one of the most famous writers of the 20th century, Ernest Hemingway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The problem, however, is that in his novel \u003ci\u003eA Farewell to Arms\u003c\/i\u003e Hemingway omitted most of the place names.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Farewell to Arms\u003c\/i\u003e is not considered Hemingway's most important work. According to most critics this status belongs to his first novel \u003ci\u003eThe Sun Also Rises.\u003c\/i\u003e For those interested in Hemingway's biography \u003ci\u003eA Farewell to Arms\u003c\/i\u003e is important mainly as a novel that established him as one of world's leading novelists and enabled him to become a professional writer. From the Slovenian point of view it is important since it was in this novel that for the very first time an important literary work chose what is now Slovenian soil as the setting for its story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It is a sad truth though, that the writer himself was never aware of that. Neither are the majority of his readers. For him and for them the described territory remains simply Italy. The writer can be forgiven. In his hospital bed in Milan he must have inevitably become a victim of Italian irredentism which painted the contested areas as Italian. \"This is a sacred land\" speaks the Italian soldier Gino at Banjsice. In fact it is quite a surprise that Hemingway nevertheless detected the diversity of the population ethnicities. He mentions two girls that join Henry's crew during their retreat from Gorica. They speak with a strange accent that neither Henry nor the other soldiers can understand. But he never pays any attention to their particular language, so we shall never know if they were meant to speak Slovene or Friulian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The authors were tantalized by the question whether Hemingway had ever actually set foot on Slovenian soil. They decided to follow the trails of Hemingway's semi-autobiographic hero Lt. Henry. They tried to recognize the places passed by the imaginary hero's ambulance and they present their results to the readers of Hemingway's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Contents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part 1: Hemingway\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 1: Kanal \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 2: The Soca (Isonzo) Front\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 3: Hemingway and \u003ci\u003eA Farewell to Arms\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part 2: Gorica (Gorizia)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 4: At the Start of the Trail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 5: Villa Ritter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 6: The Presumed and the Actual Location of the Hospital\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 7: Villa Rossa: A Bawdy House\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part 3: First Journey: Plave\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 8: A Summary of the Journey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 9: Vrhovlje\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 10: Plave\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part 4: The Second Journey: Kanal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 11: A Summary of the Journey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 12: Oslavje (Oslavia)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 13: Steverjan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 14: Brda\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 15: Smartno\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 16: Dobrovo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 17: Mirnik: The Idrija River Valley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 18: Golo Brdo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 19: Miscek\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 20: Britof\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 21: Lig\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 22: Ajba: The Bridge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 23: Kanal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part 5: Testimonies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 24: The Diary of Anton Bajt (Summary)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 25: Marija Ipavec Diary (Summary)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 26: Petar Grgec: Wartime Memories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 27: Paolo Caccia Dominioni Diary (Summary)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part 6: The Third Journey: Banjsice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 28: A Summary of the Journey \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 29: Morsko\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 30: Kanalski vrh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 31: Banjsice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 32: The Retreat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 33: Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 112 photos\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 1 illustration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 1 map\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Branko Drekonja, Aleksander Jankovic Potocnik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1482389134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781482389135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Branko Drekonja","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45064585871615,"sku":"9781482389135","price":17.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d8608aa7-2512-4b86-a8fc-81400fd2efdc.jpg?v=1712124626","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hemingways-trail-of-the-novel-branko-drekonja-9781482389135","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}