The Old Man and the Sea
Paperback Published on: 15/09/2022
Price: £9.99
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Better Every Time You Read It
Ernest Hemingway wrote The Old Man and the Sea in 1952 to prove to critics that he could still write after he had not had a successful book published since... READ MORE
His best work?
A triumph of narrative fiction; this story of a simple man’s struggle with life & nature is encapsulated within this delightful novella. Beautifully lyrica... READ MORE
Rightfully deserved classic status
I realised a while back that I had never read any Ernest Hemingway, along with a raft of other classics and felt it was time to start filling that gap in m... READ MORE
Synopsis
The book that won Ernest Hemingway the Nobel Prize for Literature
'It's silly not to hope. It's a sin he thought'
Set in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Havana, Hemingway's magnificent fable is the tale of an old man, a young boy and a giant fish. This story of heroic endeavour won Hemingway the Nobel Prize for Literature. It stands as a unique and timeless vision of the beauty and grief of man's challenge to the elements.
'The best story Hemingway has written. No page of this beautiful master-work could have been done better or differently' Sunday Times
'The writing is as taut, and at the same time as lithe and cunningly played out, as the line on which the old man plays the fish' Guardian
Publisher information
- Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- ISBN: 9780099273967
- Number of pages: 112
- Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 8 mm
- Weight: 62g
- Languages: English
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Simply a Classic
It is always good reading a short story and there is nothing better than Hemingway’s The Old Man and The Sea. It is always easy to see why this classic won... READ MORE
A metaphor for life if ever there was one
Okay this may not be the most riveting read in the world but, thanks to Hemingway's ability as a writer, it still leaves you quite breathless as the reader... READ MORE
Excellent read
This story is credited with giving Hemingway his Nobel Prize for Literature. And it is pure gold.
A seemingly simple, timeless tale of one old man going t... READ MORE
No.
As part of my GCSE course we had to read The Old Man And The Sea, but I've got to class it as one of the most boring reads of my life.
Plot summary? Man g... READ MORE
Old man and the sea
Brilliant book.
The Old Man & The Sea
A superb classic; takes you on a highly visual, picturesque journey on which you can feel the heat of the sun beating on the sand and the pull of sea, as t... READ MORE
Stunning
A Stunning piece of writing!
The story might be simple, but it is very well written and you will not want to put this down until you reach the end.
You w... READ MORE
Fine, but...
I'm not quite sure why this book has so many superlative reviews. Or quite why it won the Nobel prize for literature. Maybe I missed something? The plot wa... READ MORE
A Book... or a Painting?
Hemingway was obsessed with the impressionist art movement. He lived in Paris for a while, breathed in his environment, and decided that if he couldn’t pai... READ MORE
One of my all time favourite books! Utter perfection!
The Old Man and the Sea is short novella that packs a punch way above its weight in paper. There is not a word to many or a word too few in this remarkable... READ MORE
The Old Man and the Sea
If you’ve never read anything by Hemingway then this is a good place to start.
Unexpectedly Rewarding Read
I hadn't come across this book before it was recommended by a member of our bookgroup.
The biggest surprise was how short it was - my edition was only 44 ... READ MORE
Intensely Personal
Whilst reading this I was propelled by the characters with the very real feeling of being a direct observer of events and there is little more compelling w... READ MORE