Double-edged sword : the many lives of Hemingway's friend, the American matador Sidney Franklin

316 Pages·2009·8.69 MB·English

by  Bart Paul

double-edged swor d
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Espada: synonym for the
sword; also used to refer to
the matador himself.
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ernest hemingway,
from the glossary
of Death in the Afternoon
Sidney Franklin, 1939, by Luis Quintanilla. Courtesy of Paul Quintanilla.
bart paul
Double-Edged Sword
The Many Lives of Hemingway’s Friend,
the American Matador Sidney Franklin
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University of Nebraska Press _ Lincoln & London
© 2009 by Bart Paul. All rights
reserved. Manufactured
in the United States of America. ∞
Library of Congress
Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Paul, Bart.
Double-edged sword : the many lives
of Hemingway’s friend, the American
matador Sidney Franklin / Bart Paul.
p. cm. Includes
bibliographical references and index.
isbn 978-0-8032-1129-2
(cloth : alk. paper)
1. Franklin, Sidney, 1903–1976.
2. Bullfi ghters—United States—
Biography. 3. Hemingway, Ernest,
1899–1961—Friends and associates.
4. Jews—United States—Biography.
5. Gays—United States—Biography.
I. Title.
gv1108.f7p38 2009
791.8'2092—dc22
[b] 2009022904
Set in Vendetta by Bob Reitz.
Designed by A. Shahan.
In memory of Steve and Peggy Paul
When sitting in a Madrid café,
Sidney Franklin was asked by an
acquaintance why he, a Jewish
matador, wore a cross around
his neck. Sidney shrugged at the
obviousness of the question and
said, “The bulls are Catholic."
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