Shadow of a bull
About this book
Maia Wojciechowska's family fled Poland during World War II and emigrated to the United States after the war. She worked as an undercover detective, a motorcycle racer, a translator for Radio Free Europe, and a bullfighter before turning to writing. She was a friend of Ernest Hemingway, who said she knew more about bullfighting than any other woman. [from Amazon.com]"Manolo was only three when his father, the great bullfighter Juan Olivar, died. But Juan is never far from Manolo's consciousness: how could he be, with the entire town of Arcangel waiting for the day Manolo will fulfill his father's legacy? But Manolo has a secret he dares to share with no one: he is a coward, without afición, the love of the sport that enables a bullfighter to rise above his fear and face a raging bull. As the day when he must enter the ring approaches, Manolo finds himself questioning which requires more courage: to follow in his father's legendary footsteps or to pursue his own destiny?"
Reader Profile
3.6/5 · 5301 readers · 151 pages · ≈ 2 h 48 m · Light
How long does it take to read Shadow of a bull?
About ≈ 2 h 48 m — 151 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Shadow of a bull?
151 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Shadow of a bull?
It sits on the Fiction shelves.
Is Shadow of a bull in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Shadow of a bull?
Maia Wojciechowska (1927–0).