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The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea
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18 August, 1994
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One of the greatest novels of the 20th century by one of the greatest writers in American history - THE BOOK THAT WON ERNEST HEMINGWAY THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Set in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Havana, Hemingway's magnificent fable is the story of an old man, a young boy and a giant fish.
Here, in a perfectly crafted story, is a unique and timeless vision of the beauty and grief of man's challenge to the elements in which he lives. Not a single word is superfluous in this widely admired masterpiece, which once and for all established his place as one of the giants of modern literature.
Prizes
Winner of Pulitzer Prize Novel Category 1953
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780099908401 |
| ISBN10 | 0099908409 |
| Number Of Pages | 112 |
| Item Weight | 67 g |
| Product Dimensions | 110 x 177 x 7 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Cornerstone |
| Format | paperback |
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It is unsurpassed in Hemingway's oeuvre. Every word tells and there is not a word too many
A quite wonderful example of narrative art. The writing is as taut, and at the same time as lithe and cunningly played out, as the line on which the old man plays the fish * Guardian *
Hemingway’s masterpiece is one of the first serious books I remember reading… I find its themes deeply moving… it’s short, direct, and full of emotional depth -- Michael Morpurgo * i *
Stripped back and elemental, Hemingway’s parable remains one of the purest expressions of his inimitable style * i *
The best story Hemingway has written...No page of this beautiful master-work could have been done better or differently. * Sunday Times *
Author's Bio
Ernest Miller Hemingway was born in Chicago in 1899 as the son of a doctor and the second of six children. After a stint as an ambulance driver at the Italian front, Hemingway came home to America in 1919, only to return to the battlefield – this time as a reporter on the Greco-Turkish war – in 1922. Resigning from journalism to focus on his writing instead, he moved to Paris where he renewed his earlier friendship with fellow American expatriates such as Ezra Pound and Gertrude Stein. Through the years, Hemingway travelled widely and wrote avidly, becoming an internationally recognized literary master of his craft. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954, following the publication of The Old Man and the Sea. He died in 1961.