The Snows of Kilimanjaro [ABRIDGED] [AUDIOBOOK] (Audio Cassette)

by Ernest Hemingway (Author), Charlton Heston (Reader)

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"It came with a rush; not as a rush of water nor of wind; but of a sudden evil-smelling emptiness. . ."

A flamboyant, hard-drinking, ruthless, and womanizing world adventurer comes face-to-face with the one antagonist he cannot conquer: his own ignoble and imminent death. . . .

Written in 1938, The Snows of Kilimanjaro is a classic distillation of the themes Ernest Hemingway obsessively explored throughout his writing career. When Harry, the central character, goes on safari to "work the fat off his mind," his ambitions are cut short when a terrible accident leaves him facing his ultimate death and weighing the meaning of his life. Hemingway's brilliant prose is given a penetrating and moving reading by Charlton Heston in an audio that only deepens in meaning with each listening.

About the Author

Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was one of the twentieth century's most important novelists, as well as a brilliant short story writer and foreign correspondent. His body of work includes the novels A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and The Sun Also Rises. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his novella The Old Man and the Sea, and in 1954 was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Caedmon; Abridged edition (July 7, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898459559
• ISBN-13: 978-0898459555
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,918,895 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Snows of Kilimanjaro, May 17, 2000

By	Dr. Thomas M. Conrad (New Hampshire, US) - See all my reviews

Classic Hemingway. Great depth in describing the characters and the situation. Like his other works, it is not surprising that he received a Pulitzer.

Heston did justice to the characters in this audio book, just as he does in his screen acting. It was an enjoyable read during my long commute.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good story, good read, February 5, 2001

By	JK Oregon (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This cassette contains just the one short story. The story shows Hemingway at his best. The usual protagonists: a "damaged" man and a uni-dimensional woman. However, here he invests the man (who narrates the tale) with considerable insight into himself and into life. I liked the writing far more than "Farewell to Arms" for example, where nearly identical characters are protagonists.

Heston's reading is fairly good. Better than his reading of the "Old Man and the Sea" which I thought he really ruined. While good, his reading is not excellent (hence the 4 stars). He does not modulate his voice sufficiently between characters so it's difficult at times to know who's talking when.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars PUZZLED, July 21, 2008

By	J. Delaney "skyscratcher" (Souther Indiana) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Snows of Kilimanjaro (Paperback)

THE FIRST LINES OF THE BOOK REFERS TO KILIMANJARO AND THAT'S IT. THE REST OF THE BOOK PRETTY WELL SUCKS...I FIND IT HIGHLY OVER RATED