The Ernest Hemingway Story

efore Ernest Hemingway gained fame as a writer of lucid, precise prose with the 1929 A Farewell to Arms, he wrote another gem centered on expatriate Americans, with Spain and the bull fighting at Pamplona as the vivid background. Thus, Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises was the novel that first established Hemingway's reputation as a writer. Our reason to talk about the now at this time of the year is this: Bull fighting is still held every July at Pamplona during the San Fermin festival. Despite protests by animal rights organizations, the cruel killing in the bull rings continues unabated.