The Undefeated (short story)

"The Undefeated" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway featured in Hemingway's 1927 story collection, Men Without Women.[1] The story deals with an ageing bullfighter’s return to the sport after an injury.

Plot

The main character, Manuel Garcia, is a bullfighter who recently got out of the hospital and is now looking for work. After an old promoter, Retana, hires him for a "nocturnal" fight on the following evening, he enlists the help of an old friend, Zurito, to be his picador. Although Zurito discourages Manuel, Manuel proceeds with the fight and is injured while fighting his first bull of the night, ending up back in the infirmary at the end of the story.

References

MacDonald, Scott (1972). "Implications of Narrative Perspective in Hemingway's "The Undefeated"". The Journal of Narrative Technique. 2 (1): 1–15. ISSN 0022-2925. JSTOR 30225265.

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[1] MacDonald, Scott (1972). "Implications of Narrative Perspective in Hemingway's "The Undefeated"". The Journal of Narrative Technique. 2 (1): 1–15. ISSN 0022-2925. JSTOR 30225265.