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Told in language of great simplicity and power, this story of courage and personal triumph remains one of Ernest Hemingway's most enduring works. The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

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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... Read Full Overview

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For old man Santiago, catching the biggest Marlin in the deep sea has become an obsession. But even after 84 days at sea, the deprived old man is unable to break the bad luck that seems to be following him around. While the whole village of fishermen has given up on him, it's... Read Full Overview

La obra se desarrolla en La Habana -Cuba, cuyo protagonista es Santiago, aunque todo el mundo lo llama "El viejo". Santiago es un pescador de avanzada edad, que lleva 84 d as sin conseguir pesca alguna. Un buen d a por la ma ana, decide salir solo al mar, donde por fin, un enorme... Read Full Overview

This short novel, already a modern classic, is the superbly told, tragic story of a Cuban fisherman in the Gulf stream and the giant Marlin he kills and loses - specifically referred to in the citation accompanying the author's Nobel Prize for literature in 1954.

In The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman facing the toughest challenge of his life. After a long streak of bad luck, Santiago sets out farther than ever before into the Gulf Stream, There, he hooks a huge marlin, an opponent... Read Full Overview