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Keith Long's avatar

This is a crazy and unexpected story. It all comes together so well. Was Hemingway really like this ?

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Thaddeus Thomas's avatar

The events depicted in the story, other than the sphinx, are from his second African safari.

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Keith Long's avatar

So he was somewhat a womanizer ? Huh, I never knew. Also does this mean he/his wife actually shot someone in Africa??

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Thaddeus Thomas's avatar

No. But be survived two small-craft airplane crashes attempting to get home. Some suggest the resulting injuries played a role in his eventual suicide.

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