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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joseph Wilson

How Hemingway’s 100-year-old classic still inspires hundreds to run with bulls in Pamplona

Revellers douse each other with wine during the Chupinazo, the opening ceremony of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain - (Reuters)

Despite being gored three times, Bill Hillmann is once again attending Spain's San Fermin festival, an event that holds particular significance this year as it marks the centenary of Ernest Hemingway's seminal work, The Sun Also Rises.

Published in 1926, Hemingway's novel not only propelled the future Nobel Laureate to literary stardom but also cemented Pamplona's place in the global consciousness.

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