Ernest Hemingway

Death in the Afternoon

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Produktbeschreibung

Still considered one of the best books ever written about bullfighting, Death in the Afternoon is an impassioned look at the sport 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. Here he describes and explains the technical aspects of this dangerous ritual and "the emotional and spiritual intensity and pure classic beauty that can be produced by a man, an animal, and a piece of scarlet serge draped on a stick". Seen through his eyes, bullfighting becomes a richly choreographed ballet, with performers who range from awkward amateurs to masters of great elegance and cunning. A fascinating look at the history and grandeur of bullfighting, 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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Produktdetails

• Scribner Classics
• Verlag: Scribner Book Company
• Scribner Classi
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: Juli 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 243mm x 165mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9780684859224
• ISBN-10: 068485922X
• Artikelnr.: 21331308

Autorenporträt

Ernest Hemingway did more to change the style of English prose than any other writer of his time. Publication of The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms immediately established Hemingway as one of the greatest literary lights of the twentieth century. His classic novel The Old Man and the Sea  won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953. Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. His life and accomplishments are explored in-depth in the PBS documentary film from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, Hemingway. Known for his larger-than-life personality and his passions for bullfighting, fishing, and big-game hunting, he died in Ketchum, Idaho on July 2, 1961. 

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS
Chapters 1 to 20, Inclusive
Illustrations
An Explanatory Glossary
Some Reactions of a Few Individuals to the Integral Spanish Bullfight
A Short Estimate of the American, Sidney Franklin, as a Matador
Dates on Which Bullfights Will Ordinarily Be Held in Spain, France, Mexico,
and Central and South America
Bibliographical Note

Rezensionen

Hemingway's style, at its best, is a superb vehicle for revealing tenderness of feeling beneath descriptions of brutality Guardian