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The old man and the sea / Ernest Hemingway ; illustrations by C.F. Tunnicliffe and Raymond Sheppard. --
Record details
- ISBN: 0684830493
- ISBN: 9780684830490
- Physical Description: 93 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. --
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, [1996], c1980.
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| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 23.50 |
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Tells the story of an old fisherman's struggle against natural obstacles that hinder the catch of a huge marlin - Simon and Schuster
A Scribner Classics Edition
Told in his famed powerful and minimalist prose, this story of courage and personal triumph remains one of Ernest Hemingwayâs most enduring works.
The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingwayâs most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordealâa relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream, on the water for months without a catch, but refusing to stop trying.
Here Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the timeless theme of courage and commitment in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss. Written in 1952, this hugely successful novella confirmed his talent and presence in the literary world and played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature.
