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The Old Man and the Sea

by Ernest Hemingway

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ISBN13: 9780684801223
ISBN10: 0684801221
Condition: Standard
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Awards

1954 Nobel Prize In Literature
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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 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. Here Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the classic theme of courage in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss. Written in 1952, this hugely successful novella confirmed his power and presence in the literary world and played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Synopsis:

Hemingway's triumphant yet tragic story of an old Cuban fisherman and his relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream combines the simplicity of a fable, the significance of a parable, and the drama of an epic.
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mary.raglin, October 8, 2008 (view all comments by mary.raglin)
Love Hemmingway! This read shows the struggle and the victory no matter how small. It makes one humble to know what this soul went though and how it changed how others thought.
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waitingtoleave, February 9, 2007 (view all comments by waitingtoleave)
The people who live by and work on the sea are a very specific and unique group, and in "The Old Man and the Sea," Hemingway captures them perfectly. His writing style of terse sentences perfectly encapsulates with mentality of a working man familiar with the instant tragedy and magnificent beauty possible on the sea. This mentality is beginning to be lost, as less and less people work with their hands; read this book to remember how it once was.
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cclaeys, July 10, 2006 (view all comments by cclaeys)
I think this is a very good book. I like to read horror stories. espessially late at night, because i like to get goosebumps. But even though this not a horror novel it
still is a very good book. I want to get this book and many other books by him for christmas. He truly is a good author. It looks like Stephen King isent going to be the king on my bookselves enymore.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780684801223
performance Narrated:
Frank Muller.
Publisher:
Scribner Book Company
Author:
Hemingway, Ernest
Location:
New York
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Friendship
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
American
Subject:
Novels and novellas
Subject:
American fiction (fictional works by one author)
Subject:
Sea & Ocean
Subject:
Cuba
Subject:
Fishers
Subject:
Aged men
Subject:
Sea stories
Subject:
Allegories
Subject:
Juvenile
Subject:
Male friendship
Subject:
Talking books.
Subject:
Cuba Fiction.
Subject:
Bildungsromane.
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Bildungsromans
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Older men
Copyright:
1995
Edition Description:
B102
Series:
ESL ReadAlong
Series Volume:
#50
Publication Date:
May 1995
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
128
Dimensions:
7.94x5.38x.29 in. .25 lbs.
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