Ernest hemingway
the short happy life of francis macomber


like joyce and proust, hemingway is a writer who uses the material of his own life to construct fiction. for example, a farewell to arms 1929 was inspired by his war experience in italy, and for whom the bell tolls 1940 reflects part of his experience after travelling in spain. he believed that the writers role was to work hard and write about true things. therefore he once remarked that his job as a writer was to put down what i see and what i feel in the best and simplest way i can tell it. he writes only about those aspects of life he has encountered personally, although those are many warfare, big-game hunting, sports, fishing, bull-fighting, etc.
the short happy life of francis macomber 1936 is based on the 1933-1934 african trip. it is the tragic story of an american couple, francis and margot macomber who arrive in nairobi and hire a professional hunter named wilson to take them on a hunt e...