Blood and Sand

A lowly cobbler's assistant rises to become Spain's most famous matador. Will his pride, vanity, and infatuation with a beautiful seductress lead to his downfall? This new translation of Sangre y Arena, the 1908 novel by the journalist, politician and bestselling Spanish author, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, tells the story of Juan Gallardo's lowly beginnings as a child in Seville and his spectacular ris...