Hemingway’s century-old ‘The Sun Also Rises’ still inspires Americans to run with bulls in Pamplona
Summary
Ernest Hemingway’s novel "The Sun Also Rises," published 100 years ago, helped make the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, famous worldwide. Many Americans, inspired by the book, travel to Pamplona to take part in the running of the bulls, a dangerous event where people run alongside bulls through city streets.Key Facts
- "The Sun Also Rises" was published in 1926 and made Pamplona famous.
- The novel features the San Fermin festival and the running of the bulls.
- Bill Hillmann, inspired by the book at age 19, has run with bulls hundreds of times and was injured by a bull three times.
- Hillmann earned a doctorate in English and teaches the book at East-West University in Chicago.
- Americans are the largest group of foreign participants in the San Fermin bull runs.
- In 2022, 16% of the bull runners were Americans, the highest percentage among foreigners.
- The San Fermin festival lasts nine days and begins with a firework over the city plaza.
- The running of the bulls involves guiding bulls through cobblestone streets to the bull ring.
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