Ever since I was a kid growing up in Ogden Utah back in the early 80's, I've been fascinated by the Spanish bullfight. I even searched out books on bullfighting at the Weber County library, where I found and read "Death in the Afternoon" by Ernest Hemingway. I'm probably the only kid in Utah to have ever read that book. Now here we are 40 years later and I still enjoy learning about and keeping up with the bullfights.

August 23, 2013

Alexander Fiske-Harrison

 
Alexander Fiske-Harrison is an English actor who fell in love with the Spanish bullfight, moved to Sevilla, became friends with and learned to torear from some of the biggest named bullfighters in Spain.
 
He wrote a book about his experiences called The Last Arena, which has received praise from many critics and has been called one of the best books on the subject of bullfighting ever written.
 
I post the above picture because I love the look of the photo, a dark room with a warm light, a desk in a cozy corner, a book about bullfighting, and small bottle of Havana Club, and the time to enjoy it all. I hope to have that myself one day.
 
You can read more by Mr. Fiske-Harrison at www.fiskeharrison.wordpress.com
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