The Old Man and the Sea
Book by Ernest Hemingway
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The Old Man and the Sea is a 1952 novella written by the American author Ernest Hemingway. Written between December 1950 and February 1951, it was the last major fictional work Hemingway published during his lifetime. It tells the story of... Wikipedia
Originally published: 1952
Author: Ernest Hemingway
Genres: Novel and Nautical fiction
Characters: Manolin, The Old Man, Perico, and more
Location: Cuba
Awards: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1953); Nobel Prize in Literature (1954)
Dewey Decimal: 813.52
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It tells the story of Santiago, an aging fisherman, and his long struggle to catch a giant marlin. The novella was highly anticipated and was released to record ...
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Review. “A beautiful tale, awash in the seasalt and sweat, bait and beer of the Havana coast. It tells a fundamental human truth: in a volatile world, from our ...
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What follows is a dream-like, stream-of-conscious meditation as the old man matches strength and wits with the great fish. After 84 days of no fish, Santiago ...
The Old Man and the Sea, short heroic novel by Ernest Hemingway, published in 1952 and awarded the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
The Old Man and the Sea is the story of an epic struggle between an old, seasoned fisherman and the greatest catch of his life. For eighty-four days, ...
He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy ...
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Written in 1952, this hugely successful novel confirmed his power and presence in the literary world and played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize ...
Set in the Gulf Stream waters off the coast of Cuba, the story revolves around Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman, and his epic battle with a giant marlin.
Hemingway updates the Christian cardinal virtues of faith, love and hope: The old man decides to go out to sea, believing in himself and hoping for a lucky day.