#113 in Historical fiction
The Sun Also Rises
- 250
- Pages
- about 4.5 h
- Reading time
- Film 1957 +1
- On screen
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About the book
The Sun Also Rises is the first novel by the American writer Ernest Hemingway, following his experimental novel-in-fragments In Our Time (1925). It portrays American and British expatriates who travel from Paris to the Festival of San Fermín in Pamplona and watch the running of the bulls and the bullfights. An early modernist novel, it received mixed reviews upon publication. Hemingway biographer Jeffrey Meyers writes that it is now "recognized as Hemingway's greatest work", and Hemingway scholar Linda Wagner-Martin calls it his most important novel. The novel was published in the United States in October 1926, by Charles Scribner's Sons. A year later, Jonathan Cape published the novel in London under the title Fiesta. It remains in print.
On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen 2 times — from 1957 to 1984.
Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.3 across 800 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 81% of the weight and the score stays at 7.4 — the Historical fiction average of 7.9 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.6 | 34 | 4% |
| Google Books | 7.0 | 13 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 7.3 | 753 | 94% |
Frequently asked
What is The Sun Also Rises rated?
7.4 out of 10, from 800 reader ratings across 3 independent sources.
Is The Sun Also Rises worth reading?
Readers give it 7.4/10 from 800 ratings, which puts it ahead of 4 % of the Historical fiction shelf.
How long does it take to read The Sun Also Rises?
About 4.5 hours at an average reading pace — 250 pages.
Where does The Sun Also Rises rank?
#113 in Historical fiction on the current snapshot.
Has the book The Sun Also Rises been adapted for the screen?
Yes. The latest is The Sun Also Rises (1957); there are 2 adaptations in total.
How long is The Sun Also Rises?
It has 250 pages — shorter than 84% of the ranked books in Historical fiction.
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