Of the public-domain paperbacks we’ve published, I like to think we’ve done a very decent job. In the case of A Farewell to Arms, we’ve had some custom because no one has published the book in its uncensored form till now. We’ve given something to the literary world and we finally fulfilled Ernest Hemingway’s wishes.
In terms of the cover, I chose a painting of Lake Maggiore, by Sanford Robinson Gifford. For those who know the story, part of the second half of Hemingway’s novel takes place there, and it also represents a source of hope for the protagonist, Frederic Henry. It might not be as dramatic as other covers with embracing figures or a World War I ambulance, but I felt it conveyed the spirit of the novel well, at least a pivotal moment for Henry.
And it goes to show that I read the book before I designed the cover.
Not like this lot, compiled by a book seller and bibliophile in Queens, Karen T. Brissette.
I had seen some terrible “AI” covers when we were putting A Farewell to Arms together, but these are just as bad, if not worse.
Hat tip to this page, which gave me the link.
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