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The Sun Also Rises
by Ernest Hemingway
A poignant look at the disillusionment and angst of the post-World War I generation, the novel introduces two of Hemingway's most unforgettable characters: Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley. The story follows the flamboyant Brett and the hapless Jake as they journey from the wild nightlife of 1920s Paris to the brutal bullfighting rings of Spain with a motley group of expatriates.
Year: 1926
Genre: Bull Fighting

Death in the Afternoon
by Ernest Hemingway
Still considered one of the best books ever written about bullfighting, Death in the Afternoon reflects Hemingway's belief that bullfighting was more than mere sport. Here he describes and explains the technical aspects of this dangerous ritual, and the emotional and spiritual intensity and pure classic beauty that can be produced by a man, an animal, and a piece of scarlet serge draped on a stick.
Year: 1932
Genre: Bull Fighting

For Whom the Bell Tolls
by Ernest Hemingway
The story of Robert Jordan, a young American in the International Brigades attached to an antifascist guerilla Unit in the mountains of Spain, it tells of loyalty and courage, love and defeat, and the tragic death of an ideal.
Year: 1940
Genre: Spanish Civil War

Odds On
by Michael Crichton
The plan: to rob the Reina, a super-luxury hotel off the coast of Spain. The crew: three seasoned criminals with the skills to pull off the heist of the century. The edge: every aspect of the scheme has been simulated in a computer, down to the last variable. The complication: three beautiful women with agendas of their own—and the sort of variables no computer can fathom...
Year: 1966
Genre: Heist Caper

The Fifth Column
by Ernest Hemingway
Featuring Hemingway's only full-length play, The Fifth Column and Four Stories of the Spanish Civil War brilliantly evokes the tumultuous Spain of the 1930s. These works, which grew from Hemingway's adventures as a newspaper correspondent in and around besieged Madrid, movingly portray the effects of war on soldiers, civilians, and the correspondents sent to cover it.
Year: 1969
Genre: Spanish Civil War
Titles
Year | Title | ||||||||||
1926 | The Sun Also Rises | by Ernest Hemingway | |||||||||
1932 | Death in the Afternoon | by Ernest Hemingway | |||||||||
1940 | For Whom the Bell Tolls | by Ernest Hemingway | |||||||||
1966 | Odds On | by Michael Crichton | |||||||||
1969 | The Fifth Column | by Ernest Hemingway | |||||||||
1969 | Zero Cool | by Michael Crichton |
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