num_pages: 127
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Old Man and the Sea
titlecomplete: The Old Man and the Sea
characters: Manolin, Santiago
genres: Classics, Adventure, Fiction, Novels, School, Classic Literature, 20th Century, Literature, Literary Fiction, American
ratings_count: 1095880
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: Turtleback Books