Old Man and the Sea
- Themes
- Courage in the face of defeat, Triumph won from loss
Who it’s for
- For readers drawn to fable-like language and classic literary fiction
- For readers interested in an endurance struggle at sea
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The last novel Ernest Hemingway saw published, The Old Man and the Sea has proved itself to be one of the most enduring works of American fiction. It is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal: a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.
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Using the simple, powerful language of a fable, Hemingway takes the timeless themes of courage in the face of defeat and personal triumph won from loss and transforms them into a magnificent twentieth-century classic. 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 for Literature.
Publisher details
Publisher categories
- The Classics
- Literary Fiction
- Sea Stories
- Authors
- Ernest Hemingway
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Published
- May 5, 1995
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- The Classics