Death in the afternoon (1920)
Death in the afternoon is a 1920 non-fiction book written by Ernest Hemingway.
This non-fiction book is Hemingway’s tribute to and justification of what he saw as the art and skill of bullfighting. Together with a potted history of bullfighting the author adds his views on what makes it more than a mere spectacle, elevating it to a ritualized display of courage encompassing everything a man needs to know about life and death.
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What is Death in the afternoon about?
This non-fiction book is Hemingway’s tribute to and justification of what he saw as the art and skill of bullfighting. Together with a potted history of bullfighting the author adds his views on what makes it more than a mere spectacle, elevating it to a ritualized display of courage encompassing everything a man needs to know about life and death.
When was Death in the afternoon published?
Death in the afternoon was published in 1920.
Who made Death in the afternoon?
Death in the afternoon was written by Ernest Hemingway.