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Name: The dangerous summer
Author: Ernest Hemingway

📘 The dangerous summer by Ernest Hemingway

The work offers an eyewitness account of the bullfighting season in Spain, describing the strenuous schedule, the solidarity among the matadors, and the escalating daring displays as they compete for prestige.

First publish date: 1960

Genre: Travel & Geography/Travel Writing

Authors: Ernest Hemingway

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