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In this novel, the author follows the course of one of Spain's greatest bullfighters, and in so doing, he creates a multi-faceted novel that frames the customs and traditions of the era, the political and societal concerns, as well as the close tie that frequently existed in Spanish society between the intellectuals and the aristocracy on the one hand, and the bullfight on the other. There are, however, further satisfactions awaiting the simple reader, whether he be an aficionado or not. And this is thanks to the special style employed, a manner of writing that is agile and engaging, containing beautiful prose, and scenes animated by exact, lucid expressions, drawn not only from the terminology of the bullfight, but from a deep knowledge of the entire subject matter and the setting; of the fight, the animals and the countryside in general. The story told to us is transformed into a verbal feast, with prose of an exceedingly high quality.

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Enrique Ojembarrena Goiricelya received the Cafe Gijon Literary Award in 1966 for his novel Ismael. In 1970 his novel Vuelos de gaviota was a finalist for the Guipuzcoa Awards for best novel. During his stay in the USA as University Lecturer (1971-1981) his short stories were published in both Spanish and American magazines, and a number of them have subsequently been published in anthologies. In 1990, during his tenure as a professor of Spanish and World Literature at the University of the Basque Country, he published Simposio-Homenaje a Ernst Junger. In 1994 he pusblished the first edition of his historical bullfighting novel, Guerrita, followed by Traje de luces in 1999, an autobiographical poetry collection spanning the years from 1971 to 1999. His latest work, Bajo la noche, appearead in 2008, and consitutes a new contribution to the genre of the bildungsroman.

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