The Old Man and the Sea

"The Old Man and the Sea" is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal -- a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Here Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the classic theme of courage in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss. Written in 1952, this hugely successful novella confirmed his power and presence in the literary world and played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Published: 05/01/1995
ISBN: 9780812416329
Pages: 127
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.50d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 5994 / Old Man and the Sea
Reading Level: 5.1 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 4