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The Snows of Kilimanjaro/the Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber
The Snows of Kilimanjaro/the Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber Author:Ernest Hemingway In THE SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO the protagonist perishes of gangrene alone out in the bush, recognizing his failure as a writer: a writer who never had the nerve to write. He dies with stoic acceptance and a view of the famous summit unseen by any alive. In THE SHORT HAPPY LIFE OF FRANCIS MACOMBER, Francis is too wimpy to face down a wounded lion,... more » let alone satisfy his wife in bed. As always, Hemingway's characters speak of his own self-perceived failures and fears. As often, Hemingway speaks for us all. "Some of the best short stories written in this century." (New York Herald-Tribune)« less