On Bullfighting
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On Bullfighting by Al Kennedy
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.
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
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. 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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780224060998 |
| ISBN 10 | 0224060996 |
| Title | On Bullfighting |
| Author | Al Kennedy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2000-07-06 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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