Ernest Hemingway described the bull - running Fiesta in his novel That 's the beauty of Pamplona , it gives you the chance to experience something that perhaps you 've never experienced before , to finally be creative with your own life . ` ` The Sun Also Rises '' His son John Hemingway says only in Pamplona can a man enjoy life running in front of six Toro ##s . John Hemingway : Coming to Pamplona made me appreciate Ernest more as a man and as an artist . Here you can run until you 're either pushed aside , knocked down , killed or worse .
Ernest Hemingway described the bull - running Fiesta in his novel ` ` The Sun Also Rises '' His son John Hemingway says only in Pamplona can a man enjoy life running in front of six Toro ##s . John Hemingway : Coming to Pamplona made me appreciate Ernest more as a man and as an artist . Here you can run until you 're either pushed aside , knocked down , killed or worse .