For Whom the Bell Tolls
About this book
High in the pine forests of the Spanish Sierra, a guerrilla band prepares to blow up a vital bridge. Robert Jordan, a young American volunteer, has been sent to handle the dynamiting. There, in the mountains, he finds the dangers and the intense comradeship of war. And there he discovers Maria, a young woman who has escaped from Franco's rebels.
Reader Profile
4.0/5 · 326576 readers · 477 pages · ≈ 8 h 50 m · Challenging
How long does it take to read For Whom the Bell Tolls?
About ≈ 8 h 50 m — 477 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is For Whom the Bell Tolls?
477 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is For Whom the Bell Tolls?
It sits on the Historical Fiction, History, Fiction shelves.
Has For Whom the Bell Tolls been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include For Whom the Bell Tolls (1942), For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Is For Whom the Bell Tolls in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in For Whom the Bell Tolls?
The main characters include Robert Jordan, Maria.
Where does For Whom the Bell Tolls take place?
It is set in Spain during 1936-1939, Civil War, 1936-1939, 1936-1939 (Guerre civile).
Who wrote For Whom the Bell Tolls?
Ernest Hemingway.
Why has For Whom the Bell Tolls been challenged or banned?
It appears on Wikipedia's list of books banned by governments.