TEHRAN- A Persian translation of American author Ernest Hemingways book Across the River and into the Trees has actually been released in Tehran.The book has been translated into Persian by Ahmad Kasaipour.
Hermes is the publisher of the book.Across the River and Into the Trees was very first released in 1950 by Charles Scribners Sons after its serialization in Cosmopolitan magazine.
The title is influenced by the last words of Confederate General Thomas J.
Stonewall Jackson before his death, an expression that stimulates the concept of crossing into the afterlife, commonly translated as a reference to the journey after death in Christian belief.The story centers on Colonel Richard Cantwell, a 50-year-old United States Army officer hunting ducks in the Marano Lagoon near Venice, Italy, toward completion of World War II.
Haunted by his terminal heart disease, Cantwell reminisces about his past, primarily assessing his experiences throughout World War I and his troubled love with Renata, an 18-year-old Venetian lady more than three years his junior.
Hemingway drew motivation for Renata from his own infatuation with a young woman named Adriana Ivancich during a see to Italy prior to composing the novel.At its core, Across the River and Into the Trees explores themes of death and how one confronts death.
Critics often draw parallels in between Hemingways work and Thomas Manns Death in Venice, due to their shared expedition of love intertwined with the inevitability of death.
Hemingway revealed his intention for the unique to develop emotional strength, gradually escalating tension before reaching a poignant conclusion.Though the novel received its share of negative critiquesmany reviewers identified it as an unfortunate commentary on a once-great talent reaching an innovative dead-endit still ended up being a bestseller in the United States, topping The New York Times bestseller list for seven weeks.The story culminates with Cantwell experiencing cardiovascular disease as he leaves Venice after his duck hunt, echoing the opening scene.
As he catches his condition, he recalls Jacksons last words: No, no, let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees.
The story concludes with his chauffeur reading a note from the Colonel, suggesting that his belongings need to be passed on to Renata, encapsulating the styles of love and loss that permeate the novel.Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was an influential American author, short-story author, and journalist, known for his affordable and understated prose design.
His daring personality and blunt public image contributed to his literary legacy, which includes seven books, six short-story collections, and two non-fiction works.
He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954.
In between 1942 and 1945, Hemingway claimed he was out of company as an author.
He faced personal tragedies, consisting of a series of mishaps and health problems that affected his household, particularly after notable cars and truck and snowboarding accidents.During this turbulent period, he wrote Across the River and Into the Trees, inspired by a platonic love for the young Adriana Ivancich.
Although the unique received negative reviews, he later achieved acclaim with The Old Man and the Sea, published in 1952.
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