Thread by @hrprr

, having read #TheSunAlsoRises, at least five times, I want to share my thoughts. Hemingway wrote it in 2 mo, living in Paris, & based it on a 1925 trip south w a few expat buds to #Pamplona Esp for Festival #SanFermines & the Running of the Bulls, #TheLostGeneration

Of course, the protagonist squeezes a few days of trout fishing in (w his bota de vino, of course) in the Pyrenees Mountains, Basque Country, France. They later rendezvoused by way of train at the event. Bottle of coñac 💯. Let me clear: SF is insane. Its 24/7 day/night for 1 wk

It was in this book where Hemingway honed his approach to prose he called #IceburgTheory which is #SelectiveOmission. This is is best known masterpiece & first book, too. He discovered a way he to describe one thing while an entirely different thing was occurring. Revolutionary.

To make a short story short (100pgs), It’s a fascinating story that inspired me to walk in his footsteps. I’ll read it now.

*SF>Rio, period

Routine: Running @ 11am, wine/eats in a plaza serenaded, then on to calimochos (wine+cola+ice)-great on a hot day & #bullfights 4pm, 7days

Pictures below are from Festival de San Fermin 2017 last summer. It occurs July 7-14, every year.

#Hemingways was an avid fan of the bullfights, attending annually from 1925-1935, I believe.

The feria is a little bit more wild today, than it was in #Heminway’s

I become a huge fan of the #Corrida whole living there, catching “El #Juli”, the best in Spain and still at it. He’s the equivalent to Justin Timberlake with lady. A good look into the current stat of affairs:

#SanFermines #Pamplona2017 #Spain #RunningoftheBulls #Eapana #TheSunAlsoRises #Heminway

#SanFermines #Pamplona2017 #Spain #RunningoftheBulls #Eapana #TheSunAlsoRises #ElJuli #PlazadelosFueros

#SanFermines #Pamplona2017 #Spain #RunningoftheBulls #Eapana #TheSunAlsoRises #Heminway #ElJuli #SanFermin

#SanFermines #Pamplona2017 #Spain #RunningoftheBulls #Eapana #TheSunAlsoRises #ElJuli #PlazadelosFueros

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