The Old Man and the Sea

by Ernest Hemingway · 1952 · English

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About the book

Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman who has gone 84 days without a catch, battles a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream, only for sharks to eat it on the way home. It is a story of courage and endurance.

Why it matters

Short novel about a Cuban fisherman; won the Pulitzer Prize and was cited when Hemingway won the 1954 Nobel.