Death And The Sun.Death And The Sun Edward Lewine Edward Lewine (born 1967) in New York City is an American author and freelance journalist who has written extensively for The New York Times. Lewine has also written for Details and Slate.com. Houghton Mifflin Houghton Mifflin Company is a leading educational publisher in the United States. The company's headquarters is located in Boston's Back Bay. It publishes textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, reference works, and fiction and non-fiction for both young readers 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116 www.hmco.com 061826325X $24.00 1-800-225-3362 Few books are written these days on the politically-incorrect (in the USA anyway) art of bullfighting bullfighting, national sport and spectacle of Spain. Called the corrida de toros in Spanish, the bullfight takes place in a large outdoor arena known as the plaza de toros. , so it's refreshing to see a modern matador matador In bullfighting, the principal performer, who works the capes and attempts to dispatch the bull with a sword thrust between the shoulder blades. Most of the techniques used by modern matadors were established in the 1910s by Juan Belmonte (b. 1894–d. reporter's account of the sport and his participation in it in Death And The Sun: A Matador's Season In The Heart Of Spain. Journalist Edward Lewine is the first to admit "The bullfighting business could be awful", but his insider's look at the tradition follows one season in the life of one of Spain's famous modern fighters and provides an understanding of bullfighting which goes beyond cliches and misperceptions. Chapters blend a travelogue with a social history and an explanation of the meaning of bullfighting in Spanish culture. |
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