“Bulls for Antitaurinos” (Homo Legens Editorial) has become an editorial phenomenon that goes beyond the exclusive scope of bullfighting fans. In just a few months he has exhausted four editions. The presentations in Madrid, Bilbao, Gijón, Jerez de la Frontera, San Sebastián, Malaga, Sevilla, Burgos … have gathered a good number of readers and curious, given the original presentation formula designed by the author: “To always accompany me a bullfighter, so that all attendees can understand who the heroes of the 21st century are”. In this case, the fate of such a singular fight will correspond to the teacher Cordoba Rafael Jiménez, Chiquilínthat in his years in the ring he adds his experience as an attorney and, since 2012, as artistic director of the bullfighting school of the city of the Caliphs. The magistrate Antonio RodríguezMember of the Cordoba poster of the Foundation of the Toro de Lidia and a recognized amateur, will act as third sword.
“Bulls for Antitaurinos”it has about eight hundred pages –ilustradas with more than one hundred and fifty drawings of your own Aranguren-, which show all possible faces of bullfighting. It is aimed at both fans and profane, because “The Festival of Bulls should not defend it but to explain it, even those antitourines who accept the proposal to sit peacefully to read”says the author.
The book begins with a prologue from the riojano matador Diego Urdialeswhich explains: «When Miguel Aranguren encouraged me to prologize his book, I remembered so many runs to which I invited people manifestly contrary to the party, to share the afternoon by my side. And my experience is very similar to what these pages collect: a reasoned explanation of each moment of the fight is enough for the one who does not like bulls, leaves the square perhaps without having changed my mind, but satisfied to have found the reasons why the bullfighter is willing to measure his value with a very dangerous animal, with the sole purpose of creating and transmitting beauty. And I assure that there have been many, many, who have become common spectators, and even magnificent fans ».
“Bulls for Antitaurinos” It is a monumental work, consisting of five literary stories and as many studies about bull, run, rejoneo and popular bullfighting. Several annexes complete the text. According to the author’s words, “It is necessary to show, in a pedagogical and friendly way, why bullfighting is compatible with an advanced world like ours”.
Miguel Aranguren He is the author of fourteen novels and columnist in different media (www.miguelaranguren.com).
