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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

Ernest Hemingway's most beloved and popular novel--now in a gorgeous new package designed for the modern reader.

Ernest Hemingway's most beloved and popular novel--now in a gorgeous new package designed for the modern reader.

A Scribner Classics Edition

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

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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

"His best. Time may show it to be the best single piece of any of us, I mean his and my contemporaries." - William Faulkner.

The Old Man and the Sea, an apparently simple fable, represents the mature Hemingway at his best, and it is still one of his... Read Full Overview

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