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On Bullfighting
On Bullfighting
paperback
Published:
6 July, 2000
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Description
Bullfighting - the ultimate spectator sport.
Acclaimed novelist A. L. Kennedy unpeels the layers and explains the mechanics before dissecting them with surgical precision. Beyond the theatre, the costume and the well-worn plot she focuses on the fact that a man faces his death while a crowd looks on. The result is a startling confrontation with her own, and mankind's, mortality.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780224060998 |
| ISBN10 | 0224060996 |
| Number Of Pages | 192 |
| Item Weight | 95 g |
| Product Dimensions | 105 x 167 x 13 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Vintage Publishing |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
One of the best books of the year -- Jeanette Winterson
On Bullfighting casts an unofficial eye over a world of male exploit; the public spectacles are treated with a fresh particularity, the inner landscapes of pain with an ardent, high-risk honesty -- Julain Barnes
Informative, minutely observed and beautifully written * Independent *
An ecclectic and fascinating cultural history * Observer *
A strange and beautiful book -- Michael Ignatieff
A thrilling and thought-provoking read -- John Banville * Irish Times *
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Author's Bio
A. L. Kennedy has twice been selected as one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists and has won a host of other awards – including the Costa Book of the Year for her novel Day. She lives in Essex.