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Scribner, July 1999
Hardcover, 400 pages
ISBN-10: 068485922X
ISBN-13: 9780684859224
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A fascinating look at the history and grandeur of bullfighting
Death in the Afternoon is an impassioned look at bullfighting by one of its true aficionados. It reflects Hemingway's conviction that bullfighting was more than mere sport and reveals a rich source of inspiration for his art. The unrivaled drama of bullfighting, with its rigorous combination of athleticism and artistry, and its requisite display of grace under pressure, ignited Hemingway's imagination. Seen through his eyes, bullfighting becomes a richly choreographed ballet, with performers who range from awkward amateurs to masters of great elegance and cunning. Death in the Afternoon is also a deeper contemplation of the nature of cowardice and bravery, sport and tragedy, and is enlivened throughout by Hemingway's sharp commentary on life and literature.
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Abu Dhabi National, August 31, 2009
...sporting takes centre stage. As much a social history of America as it is a book about baseball. Death in the Afternoon by Ernest Hemingway (1932): This passionate rumination on Spains most controversial pastime presents bullfighting more as ...
Sunday Herald, June 20, 2009
...I always like to read something that's relevant to the place I'm visiting. I once read Death In The Afternoon by Ernest Hemingway when I was in Spain, which was fantastic and appropriately fitting. And when my children and I went to Sweden, ...
GlobeNewswire, November 26, 2008
...experience. This proved true with the real-life experience of author David Nuffer as he discovers about the great Ernest Hemingway and the kind of life he lived. Know the person behind the legendary Hemingway as Xlibris releases Nuffer's new ...
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