The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-06
ERNEST HEMINCWAY'S NEW BOOK One
OF BEST in LITERATURE OFFERINGS
DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON is TITLE;
STORY WRITTEN IN KEY WEST

Ernest Hemingway's latest book
death in The Afternoon, is just
off the press and is considered one
Of the best offerings in modern
style literature.
Like his most famous novel "A
Farewell to Arms" Death in The
Afternoon" was written in Key
West. where the author lives when
not seeking adventure.
In q comprehensive criticism of
the latest work Of this brilliant
writer. Time has the following
70 say:
Ernest Hemingway, first modern
exponent Of the school Of hard
boiled irony. white hope of intel
hgentsiacs who pride themselves
on not being softies, has built him
self into that rare phenomenon OF
a popular author who Is spoken
well Of by the critics. His last
novel, "a Farewell to Arms" re-
csised both Hollywood and high-
brow huzzas. His latest book, not
aimed at so wide an audience, may
ALLEVIATE many Of his new Disciples
but II IL q genuinely Hemingway
production. Death in The After
noon" Is all about bullfighting: Q
complete, compendious, apprecia.
tive guide. II you have never seen
4 bullfight "Death Ia The After
noen" may not turn you into an
afieionado tfanD, but 1t should
make you aware that SPANS no.
tional sport Is something more
than a merely brutal spectacle.
In 81 photographs, all vivid.
some gruesome. AZ the end Of the
book Hemingway illustrates and
comments. net always with that
reverence expected Of dev0tees.
ssWhile here we have the OK built
for beef and for service who might
have been president with that face
IL Ne had started in some other line
Of work." Before he had seen any
bnllfights himself, Hemingway had
the usual Anglo.Saxon prejudice
against them, but ~ was trying To-
learn things, and one of the simp-
lest things Of all and the most fun
danentnl Is violent DEATH Before
he had seen many corridas he for
got his prejudice. became first in-I
terested. then enthusiastic. The
.fullfight, says Hemingway, is not
really q sport but a tragedy. IN
which the mataaor Is the literal
hero. sBullfiahting Is the only
art in which the artist 10 In dam
ger Of death and In which the de-
gree Of bFillianee in the performs
ancs is left to the fighters hon.
or" For q matador can fake bril-
liant passes, can even fool certain
sections Of the audience into think
ing he u taking desperate chances
when he Is perfectly safe.
In the regular eorrida six bulls
are killed Gao minutes TO q bull
BY three matadors working alter
nately with their own subordinate
team Of pieadors and banderilleros.
When the hull first comes in he Is
played by handerlllsso and mata-
dor with eapes. Then the mount
ed picaders enter, the bull charges
them. often kills the horse bat al
ways gets q wound in the shoulder
mnaele from the plcadoF's lance.
Next, four pairs Of handerillaa
gbafbed wooden shaftsl are stuck
int the top Of the hulps neck BY
the banderilleres or. with musical
accompaniment. BY the matadofI
himself. Thea the matador takes
the bull alone, plays him with the
mulsta tired elothl. kills him with
q sword. If the crowd approves
= matador and his suertes imam
oeuvresl, there are rhythmic
chants OF sOle. olel' A bad per-
Torrance brings : shower Of cush-
ions and curses Says Henaing-
war: snow the essence of fas
greatest emotional appeal Of ball
fighting is the feeling Of immor-
tally that the bullfightsr feels IN