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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.
Authors Classics Cultural & Regional Travel Writing & Commentary World Celebrity

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Outstanding! Josh Lucas IS Hemingway!

Wish Josh Lucas would read more of Hemingway's non-fiction! He nails it! Listen again and again!

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Outstanding all-around

I love this writing of Ernest Hemingway. It seems to me to be a very detailed story, intriguing and pleasure to listen to. Th

The narrator does a fantastic job the way he lays out the story I've listened to this at least three times and love the reading kudos to Lucas.

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Very Ernest Hemingway

It’s a nice time piece. Prepare yourself for situations and expressions and language that you would be hard pressed to hear even in tv or movie. It is real and well told
The chapters are also filled with lots of hunting and killing of great animals.

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loved it

narrator does an amazing job bringing this story to life. Great window into the past

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A Classic!

Loved it. Hemingway nonfiction was enjoyable and easy. Some might find it disturbing, but I throughly enjoyed it.

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simple story

no real cliff hangers, mostly about a guy on an African hunt. if you like or are in the mood for a slow easy going book this is great.

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Another great Hemingway

Great listen, especially after reading some of Hemingway’s other novels. Lots of parallels between them. Great narrator, very good book.

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Wonderful Imagery

Green Hills is one of my very favorite Hemingway stories. The imagery was wonderful and Josh Lucas did a fine job telling the the story. 5 Stars.

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best narrating of any book I've ever listened to

I would highly recommend this book as it is very detailed and keeps you interested. a lot of good descriptions about Africa the country, it's people and hunting as well.

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Excellent Hunting memoirs

I am a keen hunter myself and this took me back along wonderful memoirs of my own. I strongly recommend it.

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