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Such a spare masterpiece. Hemingway's sentences are so clean and direct. He pulls us into Santiago's experience, sliding smoothly between summary, private thoughts, action and dialog without a stumble. Santiago is heroic, but doomed---by his age, his pride, and by nature (who always has an upper hand in life). Despite his failure to bring the fish in, his solitary struggle---his grit as he improvises to meet successive challenges---defines his heroism. Hemmingway is one of the most influential authors of all time and in this novel, he explores an old fisherman’s life at a seaside village in Havana. To enjoy this book, you might need some serious patience but nevertheless, in my opinion it is definitely rewarding. The surface-level narrative of the novel is very simplistic and it can be summed up in a few lines, but the readers will need to feel the story and its emotions rather than just letting the words paint the literal landscape of the plot. Once that is achieved, I think this story will be a memorable read to anyone. The length of the novel is very short, but it definitely feels much longer. That’s mainly due to the plot of the novel, with the main chunk of it revolving around just one character, his monologue, and a setting that doesn’t change much. And it takes some serious talent to not make a set-up like this excruciatingly boring but Hemingway manages to deliver it beautifully. To sum up; it’s a novel that tests your patience for good and in retrospect, it is a story about great heroism, stubborn grit, spirituality, and the connection one has with nature and finding yourself in tranquility. Definitely, a recommended read from me, but if you don’t enjoy novels that are not brimming with a wide range of interesting characters and captivating action, then this might not be for you. Hemingway is an awesome writer, though I'm sure I don't have to tell you that. This is my first time reading this story and I enjoyed it. On the surface it's just a story about an old fisherman, but I found quite a number of layers hidden within. There are friendships and enemies, fellowship and conflict.
The Old Man and the Sea has almost none of the old Hemingway truculence, the hard-guy sentimentality that sometimes gives even his most devoted admirers twinges of discomfort. As a story, it is clean and straight. Those who admire craftsmanship will be right in calling it a masterpiece... it is a poem of action, praising a brave man, a magnificent fish and the sea, with perhaps a new underlying reverence for the Creator of such wonders. It is a tale superbly told and in the telling Ernest Hemingway uses all the craft his hard, disciplined trying over so many years has given him. Belongs to Publisher SeriesBiblioteca Folha (11) Biblioteca Universal Planeta (Fábula, 36) Bibliothek Suhrkamp (214) — 27 more Columna Jove (29) Delfinserien (225) Gallimard, Folio (7-6487) Gallimard, Soleil (62) Keltainen kirjasto (14) Lanterne (L 145) Medusa [Mondadori] (306) Reclams Universal-Bibliothek (9075) rororo (328) A tot vent (125) Is contained inFive Novels: The Sun Also Rises / A Farewell to Arms / To Have and Have Not / The Old Man and the Sea / For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway A Farewell to Arms / For Whom The Bell Tolls / The Old Man and the Sea / The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (indirect) For Whom the Bell Tolls / The Snows of Kilimanjaro / Fiesta / The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber / Across the River and into the Trees / The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway Book-of-the-Month-Club Set of 6: A Farewell to Arms, A Moveable Feast, For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Sun Also Rises, The Old Man and the Sea, The Complete Short Stories by Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway - Four Novels - Complete and Unabridged: The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway Set (The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, The Old Man and the Sea, To Have and Have Not, For Whom the Bell Tolls) by Ernest Hemingway Has the adaptationIs abridged inInspiredHas as a studyHas as a commentary on the textHas as a student's study guideAwardsDistinctionsNotable Lists
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HTML: 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. .No library descriptions found.
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Having now completed it for the 2nd time, I am here to say I STILL LOVE IT! ( )