The Snows of Kilimanjaro Beauty from “the patron saint of

from “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” (New York Times)

including best-loved characters such as Pinocchio and Raggedy Ann

starting on the outside of an oak tree and working its way further in with each turn of the page

behind the perennial top four: Lincoln

Jesus told us where he "lives

The Snows of Kilimanjaro Beauty from “the patron saint ofA flamboyant, hard drinking, ruthless, and womanizing world adventurer comes face to face with the one antagonist he cannot conquer: his own ignoble and imminent death. Written in 1938, The Snows of Kilimanjaro is a classic distillation of the themes Ernest Hemingway obsessively explored throughout his writing career. When Harry, the central character, goes on safari to "work the fat off his mind," his ambitions are cut short when a terrible accident