Then the sun rises

The novel is a keen insight into disappointment and existential anxiety among the generation after the First World War, depicting the lost generation left behind by the war, and although the war is not directly mentioned in the work, its impact is seen in the injury of the protagonist Jack Barnes, the expatriate journalist living in Paris, and his companion Brett who was influenced by young women in America and began to adopt short hairstyles, wear jackets, and behave like her. The novel made Hemingway famous, and also created a new style of writing for its time. Time magazine included the novel in its list of the best novels in English from 1923 to 2005.