The Old Man and the Sea (US)

The Old Man and the Sea Hardcover - 10 Jun 1996 by Ernest Hemingway (Author).

A Scribner Classics Edition

Told in his famed powerful and minimalist prose, this story of courage and personal triumph remains one of Ernest Hemingway's most enduring works.

The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's 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 ordeal--a 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.

Product details

• Format Hardback | 96 pages
• Dimensions 162 x 243 x 12.7mm | 295g
• Publication date 10 Jun 1996
• Publisher Simon & Schuster
• Publication City/Country New York, United States
• Language English
• Edition Statement Classic ed.
• Illustrations note Illustrations
• ISBN10 0684830493
• ISBN13 9780684830490