{"title":"Vintage Classics","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"green-hills-of-africa-ernest-hemingway-paperback","title":"Green Hills of Africa by Ernest Hemingway - Travel Writing \u0026 Memoir - Non Fiction Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nCondition: Brand New\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 9780099460954\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Vintage Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nGreen Hills of Africa is Ernest Hemingway's own true account of a month-long East African safari he undertook with his wife Pauline in December 1933. Blending memoir with masterful storytelling, it captures Hemingway's fascination with big-game hunting and his deep love of the wilderness. 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