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The Old Man and the Sea

By Ernest Hemingway

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| eBook | 9780743237307

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The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingwayâs 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 ordealâa relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Here Hemingway re Continue

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The Old Man and the Sea By Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway said, My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way. And that best and simplest way, that tough, terse, two-fisted prose, had a profound and lasting influence on American writing. Hemingway wo ... (read full critics)

bookpage published on Mon, 13 Sep 2010

18 Reviews

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Translated in italian, it's a masterpiece. Read in english, it's something more.

There's something charming in the sound of this book; beyond its short sentences and its essential words, you could hear the waves crumbling and you could somehow taste Santiago's loneliness and willingness. Enchanting.

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Giorgia-bi said on Jan 13, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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漁獲得而復失，令人嘆息，但小男孩對老人的關懷與照顧，為苦澀的結局增添了暖意：【The old man】was still sleeping on his face and the boy was sitting by him watching him. The old man was dreaming about the lions (99).

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南鵲 said on Jan 17, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Timeless, absorbing and authentic

Written in a very basic, authentic and almost autobiographical way, Hemingway tells this simple story of man versus a giant fish and the perils of the ocean in a compelling short story (about 60 pages). Although the outcome is well known, the story has suspense and unfolding drama. Highly recommende ... (continue)

Written in a very basic, authentic and almost autobiographical way, Hemingway tells this simple story of man versus a giant fish and the perils of the ocean in a compelling short story (about 60 pages). Although the outcome is well known, the story has suspense and unfolding drama. Highly recommended.

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Matthew Hardcastle said on Apr 16, 2012 | Add your feedback

I recently read this in Complete Plain Words: A literary artist like Ernest Hemingway can achieve wonderful force and poignancy by limiting himself almost entirely to words of one or two syllables, but if the rest of us try to write like that we give the impression of grunting.
It prompts me to r ... (continue)

I recently read this in Complete Plain Words: A literary artist like Ernest Hemingway can achieve wonderful force and poignancy by limiting himself almost entirely to words of one or two syllables, but if the rest of us try to write like that we give the impression of grunting.
It prompts me to revisit Hemingway, focusing on his "wonderful force and poignancy".
The Old Man and the Sea is a book that I could never finish before. I remember borrowing it from the library, probably the same copy that is in my possession now, but did not manage to finish before it was called by another reader.

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ausone said on Jan 19, 2012 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Simple and powerful. Masterpiece

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Donati Francesco said on Jan 7, 2012 | Add your feedback

The best of Ernest. One of the best short stories ever written.

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ecrireight said on Dec 15, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback