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One of the biggest, most memorable travel stories of the year.-CNNHillmann is one of the last and most serious Hemingwayites.-Cuarto Poder SpainColorful and evocative...-Washington PostHillmann is the best young runner from the United States.-LA TimesA choose your own adventure story like no other.-Glenn Washington, NPRBill Hillmann is courageous, Im grateful there have been many aficionados in the United States like Hemingway and Hillmann.-Mario Vargas Llosa recipient of the 2010 Nobel Prize in LiteratureBill Hillmann is one of the few who can articulate the chaotic scramble of runners, the icy chill of being gored, and the healing power of nearly bleeding to death on a filthy street in Spain.-EsquireHillmann knows the streets, and he also knows how to tell stories--you might know his work from the Chicago Tribune, Salon.



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Bill Hillmann

Bill Hillmann is the author of the award-winning, internationally-acclaimed, debut novel The Old Neighborhood. His writing has appeared in The Toronto Star, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune and NPR. Hillmann famously survived a near fatal goring in Pamplona July 9, 2014. He wrote about it in his memoir Mozos: A Decade Running With the Bulls of Spain. Hillmann appeared on NBC Today, CBS This Morning, CNN International and BBC World Service talking about his memoir. Hillmann has also told stories for NPR's Snap Judgement and shows internationally. He is a former Chicago Golden Gloves boxing champion.



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