Celebrating 100th anniversary with text 'The Sun Also Rises' and decorative sunburst design.

Celebrating 100 years of
The Sun ALSO Rises

the centennial
october 22, 2026

One hundred years ago Boni & Liveright published The Sun Also Rises for the first time. Twenty-six-year-old Ernest Hemingway had written the first draft in six weeks in the cafés of Montparnasse, surrounded by the real people who would become its characters.

This year, the Hemingway family marks that anniversary through the estate's continued work to bring Hemingway's writing to new readers. The centennial is not only a moment of retrospection, but a reminder that the novel's questions can still be explored.

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  • “If there is a better dialogue to be written today I do not know where to find it.”

    New York Herald Tribune, (1926)

  • "Still feels startlingly modern.”

    The New York Times (2016)

  • “A landmark of 20th-century fiction.”

    The Washington Post (1952)

  • “The best of Hemingway’s early books.”

    Malcolm Cowley (1948)

  • “One of the most influential novels ever written.”

    The Guardian (1993)

  • “He writes as if he had never read anybody’s writing.”

    The Atlantic Monthly (1976)

  • “It introduced a new style of writing—lean, hard, and modern.”

    Time Magazine (1985)

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The Making of The Sun Also Rises

Exploring the Little-Known Stories Behind Ernest Hemingway’s Breakthrough Novel, The Sun Also RIses, As We Celebrate Its 100th Anniversary

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The evolving visual identity of a literary classic

Over the past hundred years, the cover art for The Sun Also Rises has continually evolved with changing design sensibilities and cultural tastes. From the bold, modernist 1926 Scribner to later interpretations featuring Parisian cafés, Spanish bullfights, and photographic compositions, each era has reimagined the novel’s visual identity. Today, covers range from heritage-inspired tributes to minimalist typography, reflecting the timeless nature of Hemingway’s work and its ability to resonate with new generations of readers.

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