The quintessential novel of the Lost Generation, The Sun Also Rises is one of Ernest Hemingway's masterpieces and a classic example of his spare but powerful writing style. A poignant look at the disillusionment and angst of the post-World War I generation, the novel introduces two of Hemingway's most unforgettable characters: Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley. The story follows the flamboyant Brett and the hapless Jake as they journey from the wild nightlife of 1920s Paris to the brutal bullfighting rings of Spain with a motley group of expatriates. It is an age of moral bankruptcy, spiritual dissolution, unrealized love, and vanishing illusions. First published in 1926, The Sun Also Rises helped to establish Hemingway as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century

美国青年巴恩斯在第一次世界大战中脊椎受伤，失去性能力，战后在巴黎任记者时与英国人阿施利夫人相爱，夫人一味追求享乐，而他只能借酒浇愁。两人和一帮男 女朋友去西班牙潘普洛纳参加斗牛节，追求精神刺激。夫人拒绝了犹太青年科恩的苦苦追求，却迷上了年仅十九岁的斗牛士罗梅罗。然而，在相处了一段日子以后， 由于双方年龄实在悬殊，而阿施利夫人又不忍心毁掉纯洁青年的前程，这段恋情黯然告终。夫人最终回到了巴恩斯身边，尽管双方都清楚，彼此永远也不能真正地结 合在一起。
这是海明威的第一部长篇小说，作者藉此成为“迷惘的一代”的代言人，并以此书开创海明威式的独特文风。