On Bullfighting

by A. L. Kennedy

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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.

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Goddammit, that woman. Every sentence a spear of piercing truth (pun fully intended), this is about life, religion, culture, humanity, and bull-fighting. The personal bits made me cry, the observining parts are highly interesting, the analytic aspects rendered me speechless. It's the kind of book, which you would put down every so often, tap on the page and yell to a hypothetical other person in the room "Hey! Listen to this! I have to read that to you!"
Goddammit, that woman. Every sentence a spear of piercing truth (pun fully intended), this is about life, religion, culture, humanity, and bull-fighting. The personal bits made me cry, the observining parts are highly interesting, the analytic aspects rendered me speechless. It's the kind of book, which you would put down every so often, tap on the page and yell to a hypothetical other person in the room "Hey! Listen to this! I have to read that to you!"
Dieses Buch ist nur in zweiter Linie ein Buch über den Stierkampf. Hauptsächlich geht es in diesem Buch über eine Lebens-, Sinn- und Schreibkrise von A.L. Kennedy.
Die Möglichkeit eine Auftragsgeschichte über den Stierkampf zu schreiben wird ihr gerade recht gekommen sein. So bot sich ihr die Gelegenheit, sich mit einem anderen Thema zu befassen, die 'Schreibstube' zu verlassen und sich in Spanien mit einem ihrer Lieblingsdichter, Federico Garcia Lorca, zu beschäftigen.
Das Buch ist teilweise in einer leichten, fröhlichen und ironischen Sprache geschrieben. Es scheint, dass sie -mindestens teilweise- die Lust am Schreiben zurückgewonnen hat.

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A. L. Kennedy lives in Glasgow, Scotland. (Bowker Author Biography)

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Herzke, Ingo (Translator)

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Original title
On Bullfighting
Original publication date
1999
First words
I'm thinking I might actually enjoy this, if I had more time.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)I don't know what to do.
Blurbers
Barnes, Julian; Ignatieff, Michael
Original language
English

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Genre
Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
791.82Arts & recreationRecreation, sports, and performing artsMovies, TV, VideoAnimal performancesBullfighting
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GV1107 .K45Geography, Anthropology and RecreationRecreation. LeisureRecreation. LeisureSportsFighting sports: Bullfighting, boxing, fencing, etc.
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Reviews
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(3.94)
Languages
English, German
Media
Paper
ISBNs
5