Blood and Sand
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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, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, tells the story of Juan Gallardo's lowly beginnings as a child in Seville and his spectacular rise as a celebrity matador in Madrid. The Oscar-winning 1941 film adaptation launched the careers of Tyrone Power and Rita Hayworth.
Blinded to his own faults by toadying assistants and reverent fans, Juan Gallardo struggles to stay atop the ruthless blood sport of bullfighting.
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John Turnure
John Turnure is an American author and translator who grew up in Latin America and Europe. After college and graduate school in the United States, he embarked upon an international career that took him and his family to Central America and Southeast Asia for many years.
When he's not writing and translating novels, John writes and translates articles for the English-language editions of several Spanish-language news outlets.
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