Horn of the Hunter: The Story of an African Safari

By 21 century standards this is a tough read with its outmoded attitudes to many aspects the modern reader would find difficult but if you want to know how big game safaris felt in the. Golden age of the 50s this is the novel to read. Superior in my opinion to hemingways green hills

it comes near to Jim Corbett's Maneaters of Kumaon...the daddy of all hunting books...that is praise indeed.

unread

so far so good!!

One of the greatest and most sensitive books ever written about African hunting and safari experiences. It does not revel in the killing but describes the hunt and an appreciation of the animals vividly, sometimes highlighting the sadness of the achievement after the thrill of the hunt.

A story of a time gone by. Reasons the Beaty of a beast is captured in its death as opposed to an ignominious death through old age

very disappointed with this book.

I bought this book in 1956 and read it to death! Ruark is a class writer and catches the flavour of Africa and the time in Kenya of which he writes. Reading it again after twenty-odd years, it is still a terrific read, albeit not for the squeamish. I'd have given it five stars, except that the big-game hunting lore is largely a re-hash of "Horn of the Hunter"...