A.L. Kennedy: On Bullfighting

Mirabell

Mirabell

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On Bullfighting is a wondrous little book, hard to label, tough to slot into a place on the shelf. It is an intimate book, discussing matters of personal relevance, discussing pain and loss, bringing up sadness and exhaustion of the soul. On the other hand, it is quite an earnest, serious discussion of bullfighting, filled to the brim with facts and observations. Kennedy is careful, systematic, providing contexts and varying perspectives to the things she discusses. It is also a book on travel, on meeting a different country, a different culture, while at the same time having the same encounter on the page, reading books, an article. This is a perfect book. Perfectly calibrated, perfectly written. It?s smart, sane, beautiful and enlightening.
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Noumenon

Noumenon

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I'm just starting your review - but just to put you on track, that Hemingway book is Death in the Afternoon... ;)
 
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