Sunday, July 24, 2022

The Capital of the World - Ernest Hemingway - 196 / 365 of reading one short story every day.


The Capital of the World

Inspired from Hemingway’s travel to Pamplona in Spain to witness bullfighting, the story is about a young country boy named Paco whose sisters are also employed at Luarca and who sent for him from a small village, has dreams of becoming a bullfighter himself. 

The story romanticises as well as criticises bullfighting, its dangers, the craze and popularity for it. There is also a vivid description of village life of Luarca and its residents.




Image - Spanish Bullfighting Poster of 1961 movie



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