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PAMPLONA is the definitive book on this ancient fiesta. James Michener and other authorities and literary figures have echoed the sentiments of Senior ABC Correspondent Robert Trout, a forty-year fiesta veteran, who wrote, "After this no one need read nor write anything of Pamplona again."

At 256 pages with over 130 images taken by extraordinary photographers, the work is a chronicle in a contemporary setting, presented in historical context, providing history, customs, and traditions of fiesta. An exposition on the running of the bulls compliments an essay on bullfighting, and a portion of the volume is devoted to tracing the American experience from Hemingway's first fiesta in 1923 to the present. 

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 Barnaby Conrad who has written more books on bullfghting than anyone, stated that "With this book there is no longer any need to attend the fabled fiesta for it is all on these pages."

Author Ray Mouton, first attended fiesta in 1970, and he worked ten years on this book that writer Curtis Wilkie describes as "A rollicking dance in anarchy as well as a thoughtful meditation on life and death."

Pulitzer winners Tyler Bridges and Robert Olen Butler endorsed the book with Butler adding, "Papa Hemingway himself would have loved this book."

Writer Eamon O'Neill says, "This book conveys fiesta in a way that no other book has ever done, including Hemingway's."

Renowned novelist Ernest Gaines says he could not put the book down and that it, "Puts one in the encierro so immediately that he becomes on of the runners."

A fan and friend of Hemingway's who fought bulls over forty years, Matador and artist John Fulton wrote that, "This book will last as long as Hemingway's and for the same reasons." 

About the Author

Ray Mouton was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, received a law degree from LSU and practiced in his home state until 1988 before beginning to devote himself to writing full time. A novel, After Advent, was awarded first prize in manuscript form by The Deep South Writers Conference. He has written several film scripts and is at work on a novel drawn from his experience in the law.

His relationship with Pamplona dates to 1970 when he camped on the river bank behind the bullring and he has attended Sanfermines every year since 1986. He lived in Sevilla for periods of time and spent winters on a bull ranch in the mountains of Mexico, places where he pursued his interest in the subjects and themes of this book.

He has three children and a stepson. Mouton and his wife divide their time between Europe, Mexico, and the French Quarter of New Orleans.

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