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A lowly cobbler's assistant rises to become Spain's most famous matador. Will his pride, vanity, and infatuation with a beautiful seductress lead to his downfall? This new translation of Sangre y Arena , the 1908 novel by the journalist, politician, and bestselling Spanish author,... Read Full Overview

Blood and Sand (1908) is a novel by Vicente Blasco Ib ez. Published at the height of his career as a popular Spanish author, Blood and Sand was adapted into a 1916 silent film by the author himself and was remade three times, in 1922, 1941, and 1989. Predating... Read Full Overview

Como en todos los d?as de corrida, Juan Gallardo almorz? temprano. Un pedazo de carne asada fue su ?nico plato. Vino, ni probarlo: la botella permaneci? intacta ante ?l. Hab?a que conservarse sereno. Bebi? dos tazas de caf? negro y espeso, y encendi? un cigarro enorme, quedando... Read Full Overview

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Juan Gallardo rises to the position of a torero from a humble background. His passion and courage for bull-fighting makes him a hero and determines his destiny. But is that all to Gallardo's life? Excerpt: "It was a number of years ago, not long after he had been given "the alternative"... Read Full Overview

Vicente Blasco Ib ez (Valencia, 29 de enero de 1867 - Menton, Francia, 28 de enero de 1928) fue un escritor, periodista y pol tico espa ol.

Sangre y arena es una novela inspirada parcialmente en la vida del torero sevillano El Espartero, muerto por una cogida en la plaza de toros de Madrid en 1894. Usando como arena la tauromaquia, y narrada con la fortaleza dram tica y las descripciones maestras del autor espa ol,... Read Full Overview