Alexander Fiske-Harrison: Author, Bull-Runner and Bullfighting Scholar
British writer, journalist and conservationist Alexander Fiske-Harrison is also a seasoned bull-runner and former amateur bullfighter. Raised in England, he relocated to Spain in his thirties. His academic background includes large mammal zoology and animal behaviour at Oxford, followed by postgraduate work on the foundations of biology and animal consciousness at the University of London.
While researching his book, he trained as a bullfighter in Andalusia under matadors such as Juan José Padilla, Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez and Eduardo Dávila Miura. His book Into The Arena: The World Of The Spanish Bullfight was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book Of The Year Award 2011. His narrative of 1950s Paris and Pamplona, ‘Les Invincibles’, was shortlisted for The Hemingway Prize 2016 in France. In Spain he has spoken at the Foundation of Taurine Studies, the University of Seville and for the British Ambassador to Spain.
His writing and commentary on the bullfighting world have appeared in major outlets including The Times, The New York Times, Newsweek, GQ, the BBC, CNN and the Discovery Channel. He first ran with the bulls in Pamplona in 2009 and, apart from 2010 when he was bullfighting in Andalusia, has run every year since in the San Fermín encierros as well as in other Spanish towns such as San Sebastián de los Reyes (Madrid), Cuéllar (Castile and León), Tafalla and Falces (Navarre).
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