Below is a link to our Editor’s translation of Chapu Apaolaza’s excellent open letter to the (current) Mayor of Pamplona about bullfighting. This is written in Chapu’s guise as spokesman for the Fundación del Toro de Lidia, ‘Foundation of the … Continue reading
A fortnight ago I accepted a prize from the most ancient encierros, ‘bull-runs’, in all of Spain, those of the town of Cuéllar. Earlier that morning I nearly died while running them. The bull in the photo-detail below was suelto … Continue reading
(Versión original en español aquí.) A couple of weeks ago the eleven newspapers of the Vocento Group in Spain – El Correo, El Diario Vasco, El Diario Montañés, La Verdad, Ideal, Hoy, Sur, La Rioja, El Norte de Castilla, El … Continue reading
Courtesy of… Now that the physical copy in which it was published – the September issue – of British GQ magazine has been replaced on the shelves, Condé Nast has kindly put my article about the comeback of the torero … Continue reading
The Spanish national newspaper ABC ran the following interview last week (with photos by Nicolás Haro). The online version is available here. The beginning translates in a way you would only find in Spain: Alexander Fiske-Harrison: “Many foreigners would not … Continue reading
Click here to purchase Shortlisted for Listed in “Most inspiring sports book for Christmas” Sunday Times 2011 “Sports Books for Christmas” Sunday Telegraph 2011 “Best summer holiday reads” Sunday Telegraph 2011 “Essential summer reading” Sunday Times 2011 National Press “Complex … Continue reading
Given that not just one but two very different groups of people seem insistent on calling me self-promoting in my bullfighting-related activities, even though what I am actually doing is making my living as a writer with a book to … Continue reading
Fiesta: How To Survive The Bulls Of Pamplona
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