num_pages: 117
description: 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.Facsimile of original first edition gorgeously bound in cloth covered boards in attractive slipcase matching the dustjacket.
language: English
title: The Old Man and the Sea
titlecomplete: The Old Man and the Sea
characters: Santiago, Manolin
genres: Novels, Literary Fiction, Classic Literature, Classics, School, Adventure, Fiction, Literature, 20th Century, American
ratings_count: 1096512
places: Cuba, Gulf of Mexico
awards: awardedAt: -536428800000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: -536428800000
name: Premio Bancarella, awardedAt: -536428800000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Macmillan Pub Co