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

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Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum
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Ernest Hemingway
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