Over the course of sixteen years, Michael Crouser visited the bullrings of Spain, Mexico, Ecuador and France, capturing the dark spectacle of the bullfights and the passions of the crowds who follow them. Select images from a multitude of bullfights have been sequenced to create a singular, compelling fight in a narrative form.

The book features an introduction in English and Spanish by renowned Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, recounting the childhood memories of his first corrida de toros, while also reflecting upon his personal philosophy on the contemporary bullfight.

On October 7, 2010 Mario Vargas Llosa won the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature. Mr. Vargas Llosa is one of the most celebrated writers of the Spanish-speaking world. He has written more than 30 works of nonfiction, plays and novels.