Death in the Afternoon -- Works of Hemingway

Author: Hemingway
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: Hemingway published a rather lengthy article on Spanish bullfighting in 1930, which served as the foundation for this book, Death in the Afternoon, published two years later. In the book, he provides an extremely detailed and engaging introduction to bullfighting, describing it as an "art where the artist is in danger of his life," and extends the discussion to explore some theories and practical principles of novel writing, as well as his profound insights into death. This work, along with The Dangerous Summer, written by Hemingway in his later years, is one of two important books by this great writer on Spanish bullfighting. To truly understand what bullfighting is, its specific process, its socioeconomic role, its aesthetic significance, and its tests of human self-esteem and courage, one must read both of these books.