The Sun Also Rises

The Sun Also Rises' is a remarkable novel that portrays American and British immigrants who arrive from Paris at the Festival of San Fermín in Pamplona to witness bullfights. It is a roman à clef, and the characters are based on people in Hemingway's life. The action is based on actual events, mainly Hemingway's life in Paris and a trip to Spain in 1925 for the Pamplona festival and fishing in the Pyrenees.