Why Didn t Hemingway Mention This Crater?

Journal article

Stephen Cushman

Southwest Review, Vol.94(4), pp.462-477

2009

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Title: Why Didn t Hemingway Mention This Crater?
Author/Creator: Stephen Cushman
Publication Details: Southwest Review, Vol.94(4), pp.462-477
Annotation: Aims to explain Hemingway s omission of the Ngorongoro Crater from Green Hills of Africa, comparing such an omission to visiting Niagara Falls, New York and leaving out Niagara Falls. Argues that Hemingway was not after geographical comprehensiveness but rather the transformation of northern and central Tanganyika into an eroticized paradise of pursuit and procession. Suggests that by reinventing Africa, Hemingway could escape from an old and used up America. Frequently references Pauline Hemingway s unpublished journal covering the safari.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991015132195403691