{"product_id":"death-in-the-afternoon-9780684801452","title":"Death in the Afternoon","description":"\u003cb\u003eHemingway's Classic Portrait Of The Pageantry Of Bullfighting. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Still considered one of the best books ever written about bullfighting, \u003ci\u003eDeath in the Afternoon\u003c\/i\u003e reflects Hemingway's belief that bullfighting was more than mere sport. 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 an art, a richly choreographed ballet, with performers who range from awkward amateurs to masters of great grace and cunning. \u003cbr\u003e A fascinating look at the history and grandeur of bullfighting, \u003ci\u003eDeath in the Afternoon\u003c\/i\u003e 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 literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684801452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.16h x 5.18w x 1.19d","brand":"Ernest Hemingway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36639932612764,"sku":"9780684801452","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_364ccf4f-a352-49c1-afd1-aa9bb8867514.jpg?v=1603850954","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/death-in-the-afternoon-9780684801452","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}