Death in the Afternoon
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Death in the Afternoon is Ernest Hemingway’s non-fiction book exploring the culture, technique, and philosophy of Spanish bullfighting, noted for its detailed reportage and meditations on courage and death.
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book
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non-fiction book → |
| author |
Ernest Hemingway
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| focusesOn |
Spanish bullrings
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bullfighting ritual → bullfighting technique → bulls → matadors → |
| followedBy |
Green Hills of Africa
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| genre |
cultural commentary
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non-fiction → sports writing → |
| hasForm |
hardcover
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paperback → |
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glossary of bullfighting terms
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illustrations → photographs → |
| hasReception |
considered a classic of sports literature
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controversial for its defense of bullfighting → |
| hasTheme |
art versus sport
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authentic experience → honor → mortality → spectacle → violence → |
| influencedBy |
Hemingway's experiences in Spain
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Spanish culture → |
| language |
English
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| literaryMovement |
modernism
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| literaryStyle |
essayistic
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reportage → |
| mainSubject |
Spanish bullfighting
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aesthetics of violence → bullfighting culture → courage → death → |
| mediaType |
print
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| notableFor |
Hemingway's theory of writing and truth
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detailed description of bullfighting → philosophical reflections on courage and death → |
| partOf |
Ernest Hemingway bibliography
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| placeOfPublication |
New York City
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| precededBy |
A Farewell to Arms
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| publicationDate |
1932
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| publisher |
Charles Scribner's Sons
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| setIn |
Spain
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| timePeriodDescribed |
early 20th century bullfighting
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Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum
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Ernest Hemingway
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notableWork |