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Green Hills of Africa

By: Ernest Hemingway
Narrated by: Josh Lucas
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 His second major venture into nonfiction (after Death in the Afternoon, 1932), Green Hills of Africa is Ernest Hemingway's lyrical journal of a month on safari in the great game country of East Africa, where he and his wife, Pauline, journeyed in December of 1933. Hemingway's well-known interest in - and fascination with - big-game hunting is magnificently captured in this evocative account of his trip.

In examining the poetic grace of the chase, and the ferocity of the kill, Hemingway also looks inward, seeking to explain the lure of the hunt and the primal undercurrent that comes alive on the plains of Africa. Yet Green Hills of Africa is also an impassioned portrait of the glory of the African landscape, and of the beauty of a wilderness that was, even then, being threatened by the incursions of man.

Who's your papa? Listen to more from Ernest Hemingway.©1935, 1963 Charles Scribner's Sons and Mary Hemingway. All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form (P)2006 Simon and Schuster Inc. All rights reserved. Art & Literature Authors Classics Cultural & Regional Travel Writing & Commentary World Africa Celebrity Game
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A wonderful story about perseverance abut much more. nd raw emotions. Not just a hunting story.

A timeless classic

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The story is excellent, vivid and graphic with a wonderful flow. Josh Lucas could have done half a day worth of research into basic swahili and could have saved his performance from the abomination that he instead produced. How was this recording released without editors? "Mem-sa-heeb"!? Shame.

Josh Lucas missed the mark

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I felt like it gives a great glimpse into the last era of adventure. Made me feel like I was along for the hunt.

Evocative

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A rambling yarn of the early days of foreign trophy hunters. Narration suited the flow of the story

Enjoyed the nice voice .

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Beautiful and magnificent in every way. I chose this as my introduction to Hemingway; I chose well. The narration by Josh Lucas is impeccable!

Magnificent introduction to Hemingway

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