Written when Hemingway returned from his 1953 safari, True at First Light is a rich blend of autobiography and fiction. It opens on the day Hemingway’s close friend, Pop, a legendary hunter, leaves him in charge of the camp. Meanwhile, tensions are heightening among the various tribes and news arrives of a potential attack. Hemingway must take on his new role of leader and, of equal importance, assist his wife Mary to pursue the great lion she is determined to kill before Christmas.
