"focusing"replace"visual angle", the narrative perspective is divided into"Zero focus","Internal focus"and"External focus"。 In death in the afternoon, the author mainly uses"Zero focus"and"External focus"From the perspective of.

————French narrator Genette

The strong posture is correct and practical, the writing momentum is romantic, and there is a sensational tendency that has something to do with the strong style of writing.

— ———Max·Eastman

"Hemingways style, at its best, is a superb vehicle for revealing tenderness of feeling beneath descrptions of brutality" (Guardian)

Hemingway won many awards in his life. He was awarded the silver medal of bravery during the first World War;1953He won the Pulitzer Prize for the old man and the sea;1954The old man and the sea won Hemingway the Nobel Prize for literature.2001Hemingways the sun also rises（The Sun Also Rises）And a farewell to arms were included in the American modern library“20Mid Century100Best English novel"Medium.

Representative works: the old man and the sea, the snow of Kilimanjaro, farewell, weapons

"Die in the afternoon" is Hemingways20century90The short film novel created in the S is a quite long article on Spanish bullfighting. Based on Spanish bullfighting culture, the novel tells the origin of bullfighting culture and the cruel and bloody bullfighting scene.

In the book, he made a very detailed and in-depth introduction and Discussion on bullfighting, and pointed out that the life and death performance of bullfighters on the bullring has a strong appeal. Through the introduction of bullfighting, death in the afternoon expounds the problems of literary creation. In the book, in addition to the free and flexible use of various expression methods such as narration, description, discussion and lyricism, he also added noun annotation and news interview, forming a unique stylistic phenomenon: cross stylistic writing.

A fascinating look at the history and grandeur of bullfighting, Death in the Afternoonis also a deeper contemplation on the nature of cowardice and bravery, sport and tragedy, and is enlivened throughout by Hemingways pungent commentary on life and literature.

Seen through his eyes, bullfighting becomes an art, a richly choreographed ballet, with performers who range from awkward amateurs to masters of great grace and cunning.

Text (Chapter 1 to Chapter 20)
Glossary of terms
Some peoples views on the whole Spanish bullfight
A brief comment on American matador Sydney Franklin
Bullfighting days are common in Spain, France, Mexico and central and South America

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Pocket version andBritish paperbackandA4Comparison chart of standard paper size

Pocket version andAmerican paperbackandA4Comparison chart of standard paper size

British paperback and American paperbackA4Comparison chart of standard paper size