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For Whom the Bell Tolls is a novel by Nobel Prize winner Ernest Hemingway published in 1940
. It tells the story of Robert Jordan, an American volunteer in the International Brigades fighting in the Spanish Civil War, and his involvement in a mission to destroy a bridge behind enemy lines. The novel is based on Hemingway’s own experiences as a war correspondent during the Spanish Civil War and was inspired by his time in Spain covering the conflict for the North American Newspaper Alliance.Explore a plot summary, important quotes, and an in-depth analysis of Robert Jordan.