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Green Hills of Africa

By: Ernest Hemingway
Narrated by: Josh Lucas
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 The most intimate and elaborately enhanced addition to the Hemingway Library series: Hemingway’s memoir of his safari across the Serengeti—presented with archival material from the Hemingway Collection at the John F. Kennedy Library and with the never-before-published safari journal of Hemingway’s second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer.

When it was first published in 1935, The New York Times called Green Hills of Africa, “The best-written story of big-game hunting anywhere,” Hemingway’s evocative account of his safari through East Africa with his wife, Pauline Pfeiffer, captures his fascination with big-game hunting. In examining the grace of the chase and the ferocity of the kill, Hemingway looks inward, seeking to explain the lure of the hunt and the primal undercurrent that comes alive on the plains of Africa. Green Hills of Africa is also an impassioned portrait of the glory of the African landscape and the beauty of a wilderness that was, even then, being threatened by the incursions of man.

This new Hemingway Library Edition offers a fresh perspective on Hemingway’s classic travelogue, with a personal foreword by Patrick Hemingway, the author’s sole surviving son, who spent many years as a professional hunter in East Africa; a new introduction by Seán Hemingway, grandson of the author; and, published for the first time in its entirety, the African journal of Hemingway’s wife, Pauline, which offers an intimate glimpse into thoughts and experiences that shaped her husband’s craft.©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 Cultural & Regional Travel Writing & Commentary Africa Celebrity Classics 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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