The Dangerous Summer

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"The Dangerous Summer" is a 1960 book by Ernest Hemingway, originally published as a series of articles for Life magazine. It chronicles the intense rivalry between two Spanish matadors, Luis Miguel Dominguín and Antonio Ordóñez. The work delves into the dangerous world of bullfighting, highlighting the skill, showmanship, and inherent risks involved for the matadors. Hemingway's writing captures the drama and spectacle of their competition, exploring themes of courage, tradition, and the pursuit of greatness in the bullring.12

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…his last major literary work, The Dangerous Summer (1960), was an account of the rivalry between two great matadors, Dominguín and his brother-in-law, Antonio Ordóñez (who was the son of the bullfighter who inspired the character in The Sun Also Rises). Hemingway’s short story The Capital of the World (1936)…
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…his last major literary work, The Dangerous Summer (1960), was an account of the rivalry between two great matadors, Dominguín and his brother-in-law, Antonio Ordóñez (who was the son of the bullfighter who inspired the character in The Sun Also Rises). Hemingway’s short story The Capital of the World (1936)…
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…Life magazine, later published as The Dangerous Summer (1960). Hemingway noted that Dominguín
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…Life magazine, later published as The Dangerous Summer (1960). Hemingway noted that Dominguín
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