  the dangerous summer is a nonfiction book by ernest hemingway published posthumously in 1985 and written in 1959 and 1960. the book describes the rivalry between bullfighters luis miguel dominguÃ­n and his brother-in-law, antonio ordÃ³Ã±ez, during the "dangerous summer" of 1959. it has been cited as hemingway's last book. ==background== the dangerous summer is an edited version of a 75,000-word manuscript hemingway wrote between october 1959 and may 1960 as an assignment from life magazine. hemingway summoned his close friend will lang jr. to come to spain to deliver the story to life magazine. the book was edited from the original manuscript by his american publisher charles scribner's sons. a 30,000-word extract from the script was published in three consecutive installments in life during september 1960. ==account of the season==  the book charts the rise of antonio ordÃ³Ã±ez (the son of cayetano ordÃ³Ã±ez, the bullfighter whose technique and ring exploits hemingway fictionalized in his novel, the sun also rises) during a season of bullfights during 1959.hemingway (1985), p. 6 during a fight on may 13, 1959, in aranjuez, ordÃ³Ã±ez is badly gored but remains in the ring and kills the bull, a performance rewarded by trophies of both the bull's ears, its tail, and a hoof.hemingway (1985), pp. 43â47 by contrast, luis miguel dominguÃ­n is already famous as a bullfighter and returns to the ring after several years of retirement. less naturally gifted than ordÃ³Ã±ez, his pride and self-confidence draw him into an intense rivalry with the newcomer, and the two meet in the ring several times during the season.hemingway (1985), p. 91 starting the season supremely confident, dominguÃ­n is slowly humbled by this competition. while ordÃ³Ã±ez displays breathtaking skill and artistry in his fights, performing highly dangerous, classical passÃ©s, dominguÃ­n often resorts to what hemingway describes as "tricks", moves that look impressive to the crowd but that actually are much safer.hemingway (1985), p. 7 nevertheless, dominguÃ­n is gored badly at a fight in [[valencia, spain|v
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