"Sangre y arena" by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez is a novel published in 1908. Juan Gallardo rises from poverty in Seville to become Spain's most celebrated bullfighter, achieving fame, wealth, and adoration. He has everything—including a devoted wife—until he meets the seductive doña Sol. Their affair threatens to destroy all he has built. As his personal life unravels and his focus wavers, Juan faces a fateful decision about his future in the bullring, where one final performance awaits. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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