num_pages: 3
description: 2007 Audie Award Finalist for Solo Narration—Male*Winner of the Pulitzer Prize*“A beautiful tale, awash in the seasalt and sweat, bait and beer of the Havana coast. It tells a fundamental human in a volatile world, from our first breath to our last wish, through triumphs and pitfalls both trivial and profound, what sustains us, ultimately, is hope.” — The GuardianThe last of his novels Ernest Hemingway saw published, The Old Man and the Sea has proved itself to be one of the most enduring works of American fiction. The story of a down-on-his-luck Cuban fisherman and his supreme ordeal—a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream—has been cherished by generations of readers.Hemingway takes the timeless themes of courage in the face of adversity and personal triumph won from loss and transforms them into a magnificent twentieth-century classic. First published in 1952, this hugely popular tale confirmed his power and presence in the literary world and played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature.
language: English
title: The Old Man and the Sea
titlecomplete: The Old Man and the Sea
characters: Manolin, Santiago
genres: 20th Century, American, Literary Fiction, Novels, School, Literature, Classic Literature, Classics, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 1095792
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: Simon & Schuster Audio