Start reading The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories on your Kindle in under a minute. Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here.

Try it free

Read books on your computer or other mobile devices with our FREE Kindle Reading Apps.

Share your own customer images

The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories [Kindle Edition]

Ernest Hemingway (Author)

3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews) |

Kindle Price:	�5.99 includes VAT* & free wireless delivery via *Amazon Whispernet*
Unlike print books, digital books are subject to VAT.
	This price was set by the publisher

Length: 165 pages
Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here.

	Amazon Price		New from	Used from
Kindle Edition	�5.99		--	--
Library Binding	--		--	--
Show # more hardcovers
Show fewer hardcovers
Paperback	�4.19		--	--
Show # more paperbacks
Show fewer paperbacks
Audio, CD	--		--	--
Show # more audio books
Show fewer audio books
Audio Download, Abridged	�7.95	or Free with Audible.co.uk 30-day free trial

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

The Complete Short Stories Of Ernest Hemingwa... by Ernest Hemingway
4.3 out of 5 stars (7)

�8.99
A Walk In The Park by Jonathan Chadwick
5.0 out of 5 stars (1)

�1.53
Green Hills of Africa by Ernest Hemingway
3.8 out of 5 stars (16)

�6.99
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
3.9 out of 5 stars (51)

�5.99
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
3.8 out of 5 stars (77)

�6.99
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
4.1 out of 5 stars (77)

�6.99

Product Description

Book Description

Spare, powerful, tough: these early Hemingway stories are in part autobiographical and wonderfully persuasive in their realism

Product Description

The ideal introduction to the genius of Ernest Hemingway, The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories contains ten of Hemingway's most acclaimed and popular works of short fiction. Selected from Winner Take Nothing, Men Without Women, and The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories, this collection includes "The Killers," the first of Hemingway's mature stories to be accepted by an American periodical; the autobiographical "Fathers and Sons," which alludes, for the first time in Hemingway's career, to his father's suicide; "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber," a "brilliant fusion of personal observation, hearsay and invention," wrote Hemingway's biographer, Carlos Baker; and the title story itself, of which Hemingway said: "I put all the true stuff in," with enough material, he boasted, to fill four novels. Beautiful in their simplicity, startling in their originality, and unsurpassed in their craftsmanship, the stories in this volume highlight one of America's master storytellers at the top of his form.

See all Product Description

Product details

Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 309 KB
Print Length: 165 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0684804441
Publisher: Scribner (25 July 2002)
Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.� r.l.
Language English
ASIN: B003YCORPA
Text-to-Speech: Not enabled

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #20,167 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Would you like to give feedback on images?

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, and more.

› Visit Amazon's Ernest Hemingway Page

What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?

The Complete Short Stories Of Ernest Hemingway: The Finca Vigia Edition by Ernest Hemingway Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars (7)

�8.99

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars (387)

�0.49

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars (116)

�0.00

A Walk In The Park by Jonathan Chadwick Kindle Edition
5.0 out of 5 stars (1)

�1.53

› Explore similar items

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

(What's this?)

Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)

a hero of our time(1)

american writers(1)

coming of age(1)

ernest hemingway(1)

evelyn waugh(1)

jazz age(1)

jd salinger(1)

richard foreman(1)

scott fitzgerald(1)

Customer Reviews

3.8 out of 5 stars

Write a customer review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful

A quick fix of Hemingway. 15 Oct 1997

By A Customer

Format:Paperback

"The Snows of Kilimanjaro" contains some of Hemingway's finer short stories. And like many of his works, they resemble his life. Everything from his childhood to his later years in Africa are material for these tales. The stories of Hemingway's recurrent character, Nick Adams, who some say is Hemingway himself, are contained in this book also. All the works bear his distinct imprint, even though many are under ten pages in length. "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" is what I consider Hemingway's most potent short story of all. This collection is a great primer for those who are unacquainted with Hemingway's work and wish to discover his talent.

Comment |

Was this review helpful to you?

Yes

22 of 28 people found the following review helpful

An excellent Hemingway story 25 Nov 2001

By A Customer

Format:Paperback

The Snows of Kilimanjaro is among Hemingway's best works. Concise and yet incredibly condense in meaning, it takes the reader through the main events of the protagonist's life. It therefore provides an explanation of how the main character gradually deprives himself of his greatest dreams and ambitions, drifting away in a lifestyle that he accepts rather than chooses for himself. The character and landscape depictions are remarkable, identifiable with the classic Hemingway style. In this way, connections are allowed to be made between this particular work and others by Hemingway, such as, for instance, A Moveable Feast. The magnitude of The Snows of Kilimanjaro is to be found in the fact that it combines many of Hemingway's distinctive storytelling locations in one text and, most notably, in one that greatly demonstrates his craft.
The unique continuity in plot and the marvellous transitions from present to past and vice versa, keep interest in constant maximum level, until the end of the narrative.
The title of the book is highly related to its content, since it defines the outcome. The climax of the story is inseparably linked to its location. The ending is complemented by the scenery and the impact on the reader is immense.
The Snows of Kilimanjaro is bound to be appreciated not only by avid Hemingway readers, but also by readers that select this book in order to become acquainted with the acclaimed author.

Highly recommended!

Comment |

Was this review helpful to you?

Yes

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful

Slim volume of excellent short stories 29 April 2005

By J. A. Stewart

Format:Paperback

This is an extremely slim volume of Hemingway's short stories including the classic Snows of Kilimanjaro. As good as the contents is, it's really only 137 pages and therefore a little steep for the price. Some of the stories are also only two or three pages long, although it's amazing how much he can pack into just two pages (On the Quai at Smyrna). If you're new to Hemingway this might not be the best book to get, but it nevertheless makes fascinating and powerful reading.

Contents: Snows of Kilimanjaro, Up in Michigan, On the Quai at Smyrna, Indian Camp, Doctor and the Doctor's Wife, End of Something, Three-Day Blow, Battler, Very Short Story, Soldier's Home, Revolutionist, Mr and Mrs Elliot, Cat in the Rain, Out of Season, Cross-country Snow, My Old Man, Big Two-hearted River parts 1 and 2.

Comment |

Was this review helpful to you?

Yes

› See all 9 customer reviews on Amazon.co.uk

Write a customer review

Would you like to see more reviews about this item?

› Go to Amazon.com to see all 31 reviews

Were these reviews helpful? Let us know

Most Recent Customer Reviews

Snows of Kilimanjaro

Not yet read but arrived quickly, in good condition, no problems. Needed for OU course so thanks for the speedy turn round.

Published 16 months ago by J. Roberts

Left me cold

The Snows of Kilimanjaro has little to do with snow or Mount Kilimanjaro or Africa. The first short story serves as a pretext. Read more

Published on 28 Dec 2009 by reader 451

Hemingway sampler

This was my first encounter with Hemingway and I was primed to expect brutal macho minimalist writing. Read more

Published on 7 Sep 2009 by nicholas hargreaves

Snows of Kilimanjaro

A collection of short stories. Although a classic book I didn't find it particularly interesting.

Published on 15 Feb 2009 by Mrs. Margaret K. Bennett

Short but not sweet

This is a slim book containing a number of stories, most of four or five pages long. In fact, it's hard to call them stories in most cases; rather, they're just snippets of... Read more

Published on 7 Jun 2004 by R. G. Home

The Greatest Short Story of All-Time

Quite simply, "The Snows of Kilimajaro" is the greatest short story I have ever read. Hemingway's poignant prose powerfully touches the reader with its rather candid... Read more

Published on 3 Aug 1999

.jsOffDisplayBlock { display: block; } .jsOffDisplayInline { display: inline; } .jsOffVisibility { visibility: visible; } .jsOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jsOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jsOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; } .jsOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jsOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jqOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jqOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jqOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; }

Customer Discussions

This product's forum

Discussion	Replies	Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight

Start a new discussion

Topic:

First post:

Receive e-mail when new posts are made

Prompts for sign-in

Guidelines

Active discussions in related forums

Discussion	Replies	Latest Post
fiction forum lulu.com or createspace?	80	17 minutes ago
fiction forum Bit of a long shot.....could anyone tell me the name of the book or the author	25	1 hour ago
fiction forum English grammar book recommendations	30	2 hours ago
fiction forum What is your favourite poem. Mine is Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman	189	2 hours ago
fiction forum Come on - why don't we write our own book right here in the fiction forum ? I'll do the first sentence, and then jump in....hold on, here we go...	4427	2 hours ago
fiction forum Any good fiction stories with characters 40 plus??	2	4 hours ago
fiction forum Self-published books: pain or gain?	413	4 hours ago
fiction forum Breaking the rules, how do you feel about it?	16	15 hours ago