The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
An aging Cuban fisherman struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream, isolated from the world and from human help. For days, he fights the marlin alone, admiring its strength, dignity, and faithfulness to its identity—its destiny is as true as his as a fisherman. He finally kills the marlin, but sharks attack and devour it before he can return to the shore. The fisherman returns home empty-handed but remains undefeated, having proven his abilities to himself.
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- Published
- 1952
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 120-140
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- De oude man en de zee
- Den Gamle Mand og Havet
- Den gamle mannen och havet
- Den gamle mannen og havet
- Der Alte Mann Und Das Meer
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- 20th on Big Read (Hungarian) (Hungaria)
- 26th on Books Of The Century (Library Journal)
- 28th on The 100 Favorite Novels of Librarians (Bookman.com)
- 32nd on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
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- 49th on The new modern classics — the nation’s favourite 20th century novels (The Times)
- 50th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 51st on Edmonton's Top 100 (Edmonton Journal)
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- 75th on Readers’ Top 100 Novels Of All Time (Guardian)
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