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'I remember seeing the lion looking yellow and heavy-headed and enormous against a scrubby-looking tree in a patch of orchard bush and P.O.M. kneeling to shoot and wanting to tell her to sit own and make sure of him. Then there was the short-barrelled explosion of the Mannlicher, and the lion was going to the left on a run, a strange, heavy-shouldered, foot-swinging cat run. I hit him with the Springfield and he went down.' 'This book is an expression of a deep enjoyment and appreciation of being alive - in Africa. There is more to it than hunting; it is the feeling of the dew on the grass in the morning, the shape and colour and smell of the country, the companionship of friends... and the feeling that time has ceased to matter.' - TLS"
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A brilliant account of Hemingway's experiences in Africa and his hunt for big game
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WE were sitting in the blind that Wanderobo hunters had built of twigs and branches at the edge of the salt-lick when we heard the truck coming. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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WE were sitting in the blind that Wanderobo hunters had built of twigs and branches at the edge of the salt-lick when we heard the truck coming. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
...this is not an environmentally friendly, politically correct book; it is full of Hemingway's (true or perceived) self image of being a "real man". But that's the way Hemingway wrote and tried to live his life. If you don't appreciate that, if you can't place Hemingway's works into perspective, then read something else. For the others: this is a masterpiece. You live the story together with the author. His talent places you there: sweating, dusty, being excited with anticipation stalking game in the African bush. And you'll long to sit in the shade of a tree with a whisky too.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am a big Hemingway fan, but I did not expect much from this book. After all, Hemingway himself described it as an "experiment". However, the Green Hills of Africa turned out to be a surprisingly good read. Hemingway's description of the landscape, the people and the whole safari is excellent. He could, however made the description of the hunting itself a bit more exciting. His account of the hidden jealousies within the safari is especially interesting, and the passage(just a long sentence actually)about the Gulf Stream is simply amazing. I highly recommend this book.
Format:Paperback
Hemingway wrote this book with a passion. The passion was his love for Africa and the times he had there. I could feel the heat, smell the dry grass, and hear the tse-tse flies as he stalked some of Africas deadliest game. Top notch reading!
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Green Hills of Africa
this is a great read about a exceptional lifestyle.
He was a well travelled man, and a great author, and wrote many classics. Read more
He was a well travelled man, and a great author, and wrote many classics. Read more
Published on 20 Nov 2002 by "harrisogdorris"
Tiresome old nonsense
So here's Hemingway, out in Africa with some friends, some guides, and some guns. Oh, and some booze too - best not forget the big man likes a drink or four. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2002
A very pleasurable read
This certainly isn't in the same league as A Farewell to Arms or The Sun Also Rises, but it is still a very pleasurable read. Read more
Published on 26 Jun 1999
A very pleasurable read
This certainly isn't in the same league as A Farewell to Arms or The Sun Also Rises, but it is still a very pleasurable read. Read more
Published on 26 Jun 1999
Hemingway in Africa
Africa comes alive in this book by Hemingway. It describes hunting big game and the friction and rivalries that arise between the participants in the course of their safari. Read more
Published on 6 Mar 1999
Drunkards despoil Africa.
It is hard to believe that he who wrote FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS wrote this. I am not an animal rights advocate but one cannot help but root for the animals as Ernest and his... Read more
Published on 18 Feb 1999
Green Hills of Africa is more than a hunting adventure
Hemingway is a man's man, and rarely, if ever, does he let the reader know he feels. Reknowned for saying so much with so little, Hemingway exposes a little of himself at last. Read more
Published on 25 Jan 1999
A must read for anyone going on an African safari!
One of only 2 nonfiction books Hemingway wrote, I previously ignored this book. However, in anticipation of a 10 day safari in Tanzania, I bought and read it. Read more
Published on 5 Jan 1999
Makes you want to go
One of our masters takes you on a journey that only few can imagine. I felt as if I were right there with the khakis and bag full of books and local guides... Read more
Published on 3 Aug 1998
A book that, thankfully, doesn't offend anyone...
You'd think being about white men with guns in Africa killing animals would offend more people. But I suppose that, for once, true greatness shines through past little things like... Read more
Published on 26 Jun 1998
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