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Set in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Havana, Hemingway's magnificent fable is the story of an old man, a young boy and a giant fish. Here, in a perfectly crafted story, is a unique and timeless vision of the beauty and grief of man's challenge to the elements in which he lives. Not a single word is superfluous in this widely admired masterpiece, which once and for all established his place as one of the giants of modern literature. Here, for a change, is a fish tale that actually does honour to the author. In fact The Old Man and the Sea revived Ernest Hemingway's career, which was foundering under the weight of such post-war stinkers as Across the River and into the Trees. It also led directly to his receipt of the Nobel Prize in 1954.
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Ernest Hemingway
- Publisher
- Dattsons
- Released
- 2013
- ISBN10
- 8171920969
- ISBN13
- 9788171920969
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, American Literature, Adapted for Film, Novellas, Seas and Oceans, Fate, Nobel prize, Old Age, Fish, Seniors, Cuba, Nobel Prize in Literature, Pulitzer Prize
- First published
- 1952
- Original title
- The Old Man and the Sea
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
- Description
- Set in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Havana, Hemingway's magnificent fable is the story of an old man, a young boy and a giant fish. Here, in a perfectly crafted story, is a unique and timeless vision of the beauty and grief of man's challenge to the elements in which he lives. Not a single word is superfluous in this widely admired masterpiece, which once and for all established his place as one of the giants of modern literature. Here, for a change, is a fish tale that actually does honour to the author. In fact The Old Man and the Sea revived Ernest Hemingway's career, which was foundering under the weight of such post-war stinkers as Across the River and into the Trees. It also led directly to his receipt of the Nobel Prize in 1954.