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The Death of Manolete by Barnaby Conrad

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The Death of Manolete

Author
Barnaby Conrad
Narrator
Barnaby Conrad
Publisher
Phoenix Books, Inc.
Publish Date
1 September 2007
Run Time
1 hour 20 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Biography: sport, History of sport
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On Thursday, August 28, 1947, a 30-year-old millionaire named Manuel Laureano Rodriguez— Manolete—and a Miura bull named Islero killed each other. The Death of Manolete recounts the extraordinary life and demise of this young bullfighter, from the childhood that made the Spanish boy and the sacrifice that made the man to the girl who brought him love and the acclaim that brought him incredible success. A symbol of Latin pride, valor, and chivalry, Manolete fired the Latin imagination as no one had done since El Cid. But the crowds owned him, and on one fateful afternoon in the town of Linares, he did their bidding—and an untimely death put out the brightest flame in Spain.

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Author
Barnaby Conrad
Narrator
Barnaby Conrad
Duration
1 hour 20 minutes
Release Date
1 September 2007
ISBN
9781614674337
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Phoenix Books, Inc.
Genre
Biography: sport, History of sport

Synopsis

On Thursday, August 28, 1947, a 30-year-old millionaire named Manuel Laureano Rodriguez— Manolete—and a Miura bull named Islero killed each other. The Death of Manolete recounts the extraordinary life and demise of this young bullfighter, from the childhood that made the Spanish boy and the sacrifice that made the man to the girl who brought him love and the acclaim that brought him incredible success. A symbol of Latin pride, valor, and chivalry, Manolete fired the Latin imagination as no one had done since El Cid. But the crowds owned him, and on one fateful afternoon in the town of Linares, he did their bidding—and an untimely death put out the brightest flame in Spain.

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