The Old Man and the SeaRecommendations

Author:
Ernest Hemingway
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About the book

This short novel, already a modern classic, is the superbly told, tragic story of a Cuban fisherman in the Gulf Stream and the giant Marlin he kills and loses — specifically referred to in the citation accompanying the author's Nobel Prize for literature in 1954.

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“"I thought it was fun to read."”

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“"Every year, I read [this book]. It’s so easy to read, and it has such a strong message."”

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Jack Edwards on The Old Man and the Sea
“"Very fishy option."”