by Vicente Blasco Ibanez · PLAZA & JANÉS EDITORES, S.A · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401480065
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«Sangre y arena» is the novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, published by Plaza & Janés Editores in paperback (316 pages, in Spanish).
Juan Gallardo is a bullfighter of humble origins who rises from poverty to glory in the bullrings, but must live with danger, fame and love affairs while torn between his roots and the demands of the public. The novel portrays the world of bullfighting and the passions and interests surrounding its great figures.
Originally published in 1908, the novel was adapted to film twice by Hollywood.
For readers of classic Spanish literature, narrative realism and stories set in the world of bullfighting.
Valencian novelist and politician, author of La Barraca, Reeds and Mud and The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, a major international bestseller of his day.
