Non-Fiction Books by Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway wrote many books during his writing years. He mostly wrote novels and fiction books; however he also had a few well-known non fiction books, such as the ones listed below.


Death in the Afternoon: This book is considered one of the best books describing bull fighting. It was published in 1923. This book does a good job showing that bull fighting is more than just a sport; it shows the art behind bull fighting. On the book Hemingway describes techniques and dangers and "the emotional and spiritual intensity and pure classic beauty that can be produced by a man, an animal, and a piece of scarlet serge draped on a stick."





Green Hills of Africa: This book was written in the winter of 1933, and published in 1935. Ernest Hemingway and his wife had been on a two month safari trip to East Africa, and this book is about his trip, and of what he learned about Africa. In this book Hemingway does an amazing job describing the region's natural beauty. His writing is very alive to character, culture, customs and hard and extraordinary situati0ns.





The Dangerous Summer: Ernest Hemingway's first book about bull fighting; it was published in 1960. This book is is about the brutal season of bull fighting. It captures the exhausting pace and pressure of the season, and also shows pride and mortal drama. This book reveals a lot about a bull fighter's life, capturing the feeling and mood before the fight, during the fight and after it.







A Movable Feast: This book was published in 1964. This book is similar to a book composed by his son, Patrick Hemingway, capturing the mood in Paris right after World War I. It also includes many unfinished, never before published sketches of him in Paris. In this book he also reveals experiences he has had with his son, Jack and his first wife, Hadley, in the 1920's.


-- By Ana Paula Gerhske