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The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway
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The Old Man and The Sea (original 1952; edition 1995)

by Ernest Hemingway

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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 enduring works of American fiction. It is the story of an old Cuban fisherman and his supreme ordeal: a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. 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.

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Title:The Old Man and The Sea
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The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (Author) (1952)

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Brilliant! How can a book so short be so captivating? Simple: it is a masterpiece of literary excellence. ( )
  Booktworead | Mar 18, 2024 |
Such a spare masterpiece. Hemingway's sentences are so clean and direct. He pulls us into Santiago's experience, sliding smoothly between summary, private thoughts, action and dialog without a stumble. Santiago is heroic, but doomed---by his age, his pride, and by nature (who always has an upper hand in life). Despite his failure to bring the fish in, his solitary struggle---his grit as he improvises to meet successive challenges---defines his heroism. ( )
  brianstagner | Mar 15, 2024 |
Hemmingway is one of the most influential authors of all time and in this novel, he explores an old fisherman’s life at a seaside village in Havana. To enjoy this book, you might need some serious patience but nevertheless, in my opinion it is definitely rewarding.

The surface-level narrative of the novel is very simplistic and it can be summed up in a few lines, but the readers will need to feel the story and its emotions rather than just letting the words paint the literal landscape of the plot. Once that is achieved, I think this story will be a memorable read to anyone.

The length of the novel is very short, but it definitely feels much longer. That’s mainly due to the plot of the novel, with the main chunk of it revolving around just one character, his monologue, and a setting that doesn’t change much. And it takes some serious talent to not make a set-up like this excruciatingly boring but Hemingway manages to deliver it beautifully.

To sum up; it’s a novel that tests your patience for good and in retrospect, it is a story about great heroism, stubborn grit, spirituality, and the connection one has with nature and finding yourself in tranquility.

Definitely, a recommended read from me, but if you don’t enjoy novels that are not brimming with a wide range of interesting characters and captivating action, then this might not be for you. ( )
  buddhawithan.n | Feb 29, 2024 |
Hemingway is an awesome writer, though I'm sure I don't have to tell you that. This is my first time reading this story and I enjoyed it. On the surface it's just a story about an old fisherman, but I found quite a number of layers hidden within. There are friendships and enemies, fellowship and conflict. ( )
  jfranzone | Feb 14, 2024 |
Written in 1952, it is considered one of Ernest Hemingway's "most enduring works". I personally would not say so but then again I have not read much of Hemingway.
The Old Man is a Cuban fisherman who has had bad luck with fishing. It had been eighty-four days without a fish. He goes into the Gulf Stream alone and he does get a large marlin; the story is a lot about that and the struggle.
The novella does tell a story of a lonely, determined old man.
I felt it was worth the read and a possible re-read in the future.
It is only 127 pages. ( )
  mnleona | Jan 22, 2024 |
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The Old Man and the Sea has almost none of the old Hemingway truculence, the hard-guy sentimentality that sometimes gives even his most devoted admirers twinges of discomfort. As a story, it is clean and straight. Those who admire craftsmanship will be right in calling it a masterpiece... it is a poem of action, praising a brave man, a magnificent fish and the sea, with perhaps a new underlying reverence for the Creator of such wonders.
added by jjlong | editTime (Sep 8, 1952)
 
It is a tale superbly told and in the telling Ernest Hemingway uses all the craft his hard, disciplined trying over so many years has given him.
 

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Hemingway, ErnestAuthorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Dutourd, JeanTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Heston, CharltonReadersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Horschitz-Horst, AnnemarieTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Horschitz-Horst, AnnemarieTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Jaworski, PhilippeTraductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Lewis, SinclairIntroductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Marantonio, UgoIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Moehlenkamp, KevinCover designersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Oeser, Hans-ChristianEditorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Petrov, AlexandreCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Pivano, FernandaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Sheppard, RaymondIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Sickles, NoëlIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Sutherland, DonaldNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Tainio, TaunoTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Tunnicliffe, C. F.Illustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Veegens-Latorf, E.Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Werumeus Buning, J.W.F.Prefacesecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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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.
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Classic Literature. Fiction. Literature. HTML:

The last novel Ernest Hemingway saw published, The Old Man and the Sea has proved itself to be one of the enduring works of American fiction. It is the story of an old Cuban fisherman and his supreme ordeal: a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. 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.

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Dopo ottantaquattro giorni durante i quali non è riuscito a pescare nulla, il vecchio Santiago trova la forza di riprendere il mare: questa nuova battuta di pesca rinnova il suo apprendistato di pescatore e sigilla la sua simbolica iniziazione. Nella disperata caccia a un enorme pesce spada dei Caraibi. nella lotta quasi a mani nude contro gli squali che un pezzo alla volta gli strappano la preda, lasciandogli solo il simbolo della vittoria e della maledizione finalmente sconfitta. Santiago stabilisce, forse per la prima volta, una vera fratellanza con le forze incontenibili della natura. E, soprattutto, trova dentro di sé il segno e la presenza del proprio coraggio, la giustificazione di tutta una vita.
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Old man goes fishing
Out for many days and nights
Returns with nothing

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