{"product_id":"9780099576839-retail-death-in-the-afternoon","title":"Death In The Afternoon","description":"\u003cp\u003eA landmark work of narrative nonfiction, Death in the Afternoon presents Ernest Hemingway's passionate and deeply informed study of Spanish bullfighting, treating the corrida not as mere spectacle but as a profound art form intertwined with life, death, and courage. Written with the authority of a devoted aficionado, Hemingway details the history, ritual, and technique of the bullfight, from the roles of the matador and picadors to the precise vocabulary of the ring, offering readers an immersive education in a world few outsiders truly understand. The prose is characteristically spare yet richly evocative, carrying the same unflinching directness that defines Hemingway's fiction, as he argues that the confrontation with death in the arena illuminates something essential about human dignity and grace under pressure. Beyond its subject matter, the work also stands as a revealing meditation on aesthetics, mortality, and the craft of writing itself, punctuated by Hemingway's famously witty and digressive conversations with an imagined Old Lady. A cornerstone of twentieth-century American literature, it remains an indispensable text for anyone seeking to understand both the culture of Spain and the mind of one of its greatest literary chroniclers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48801262600411,"sku":"9780099576839-RETAIL","price":25.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/8dcded6b-8a18-4598-8d3f-a8a389d569b2.png?v=1779468400","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780099576839-retail-death-in-the-afternoon","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}