Ernest Hemingway: Death in the Afternoon

Cover: 9780099285021 | Death in the Afternoon | Ernest Hemingway | Taschenbuch | Englisch

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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.

Über den Autor

Ernest Hemingway was born in Chicago in 1899, the second of six children. In 1917, he joined the Kansas City Star as a cub reporter. The following year, he volunteered as an ambulance driver on the Italian front, where he was badly wounded but decorated for his services. He returned to America in 1919, and married in 1921. In 1922, he reported on the Greco-Turkish war before resigning from journalism to devote himself to fiction. He settled in Paris, associating with other expatriates like Ezra Pound and Gertrude Stein. He was passionately involved with bullfighting, big-game hunting and deep-sea fishing. Recognition of his position in contemporary literature came in 1954 when he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, following the publication of The Old Man and the Sea. He died in 1961.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2000
Genre:	Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Reihe:	Vintage Classics
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780099285021
ISBN-10:	0099285029
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	601591
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Hemingway, Ernest
Auflage:	New ed.
Hersteller:	Random House UK Ltd
Abbildungen:	60 illustrations
Maße:	201 x 128 x 30 mm
Von/Mit:	Ernest Hemingway
Erscheinungsdatum:	05.10.2000
Gewicht:	0,28 kg

Artikel-ID: 105935524

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Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2000
Genre:	Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Reihe:	Vintage Classics
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780099285021
ISBN-10:	0099285029
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	601591
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Hemingway, Ernest
Auflage:	New ed.
Hersteller:	Random House UK Ltd
Abbildungen:	60 illustrations
Maße:	201 x 128 x 30 mm
Von/Mit:	Ernest Hemingway
Erscheinungsdatum:	05.10.2000
Gewicht:	0,28 kg