Item Description

Or I’ll Dress You in Mourning traces the extraordinary rise of Manuel Benítez, El Cordobés, from impoverished Andalusian orphan to the most electrifying and controversial bullfighter of the 1960s. Collins and Lapierre blend reportage, biography, and novelistic detail to capture the brutality, glamour, and myth-making of Spain’s bullfighting world at the height of Franco-era spectacle. The book follows El Cordobés’s hunger for fame, his reckless courage in the ring, and the social tensions that shaped his meteoric ascent. A vivid, highly collectible narrative for readers of modern Spanish history, biography, and classic reportage.

Title: Or I'll Dress You in Mourning: El Cordobes

Author: Lapierre, Dominique, Collins, Larry

Publisher: Mayflower

Publication Date: 1969-09-01

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 352

Condition: Good

Our Ref: mon0001644812

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