Издания и произведения

Книга, которую называют лучшим произведением о корриде, написанным не испанцем. Коррида… Смертельно опасная игра человека с быком, одновременно грандиозное, яркое шоу, жестокий спорт и загадочный ритуал, корни которого затеряны в глубокой древности. Каждый год посмотреть корриду и проникнуться ее духом, духом истинной Испании, съезжаются миллионы туристов со всего мира. Но что же такое коррида? Какова ее история и законы? Об этом рассказано в одной из самых ярких книг Хемингуэя - писателя, страстно любившего искусство боя быков…

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…

In "Death in the Afternoon" Hemingway shares the sights, the sounds, the excitement and, above all, the knowledge which fuelled his passion for Spain and the bullfight. This remarkable book contains some of his finest writing, inspired by the intense life, as well as the inevitable death, of those hot, violent afternoons.

A fascinating look at the history and grandeur of bullfighting, "Death in the Afternoon" is also a deeper contemplation on the nature of cowardice and bravery, sport and tragedy, and is enlivened throughout by Hemingway's pungent commentary on life and litrature. Seen through his eyes, bullfighting becomes an art, a richly choreographed ballet, with performers who range from awkward amateurs to masters of great grace and cunning. Формат: 11 см х 17,5 см.

Hemingway's classic work on the art of bullfighting: on the fighters and the bulls, the bravery and cowardice, the pageantry and history - enlivened by the author's pungent comments on life and literature.