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The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway’s 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 ordeal, a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Here Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the classic theme of courage in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss.
Written in 1952, this hugely successful novella confirmed Hemingway’s power and presence in the literary world and played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature.
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Customers find the book easy to read and a classic. They appreciate the compelling storyline and straightforward narrative. The writing quality is simple, clean, and approachable. Readers praise the pacing and how it captures the feelings of determination and respect. They also appreciate the strong character portrayal and the deep understanding of fishing.
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Jonas Armond –
The cover claims that the book is Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea,” but when I opened it up, the actual contents is “Revelations of Divine Love” by Julian of Norwich – a Christian text. I guess Benediction Classics is running some sort of religious scam, trying to trick people into reading Christian texts by any means necessary.
Mahmoud Mostafa –
Good
Ricardo A. Rodriguez –
Me gusto el paralelismo de la historia con la lucha y esfuerzo que muchos tenemos que hacer en la vida para lograr lo que deseamos. El pez es el objetivo, lo que deseamos, la cuerda y la lancha, los recursos, el mar, las circunstancias, lo tiburones, los obstáculos, el niño, un apoyo, un amigo.
Bob –
This tale of an aged fisherman intent on proving he could still catch âthe big-oneâ earned Hemingway a most well-deserved Pulitzer Prize.Capturing the writerâs trademark theme of challenge â be it physical or moral â the story features his crisp, sparse writing style that keeps the reader fully engaged to the end.Hemingway has weaved a fable of remarkable strength and beauty that relies on just three characters: The old man, a young boy who prays fervently for the old man to succeed in his quest, and a giant fish.To those who may claim it to be boring, uninteresting, predictable I say pish-posh (or more directly, donât be foolish!) This is a perfectly crafted story that led to Hemingway being awarded a Nobel Prize for Literature. Those who dismiss it as anything less have most assuredly never challenged themselves to seek success against odds deemed by others as unobtainable.This is a great book; great literature, and well deserves the title of âClassicâ.
Raquel –
Bom livro para exercitar leitura em inglês.
S. –
The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway is one of my favorite “time past” authors. His great insight and the delivery of it in simple sentences is unmatched by any other author. “The Old Man and the Sea” is one of Hemingway’s better known works, though it was written in a form of a novella. It is that much more important that this book won a Pulitzer Prize and helped Hemingway win the Nobel Prize in literature.Santiago is an old Cuban fisherman who is down on his luck. Eighty four days without a catch, with a previous personal record of eighty seven. Santiago is not giving up though, even when the boy who helps him fish tells him that his parents will no longer allow him to fish with Santiago. The old man takes it in stride and on the eighty fifth day takes to the sea, alone.Soon Santiago gets a bite, and a bite so strong that the fish can only be a large one. Catching a glimpse of it, the old man sees that the fish is indeed a magnificent marlin of the size that the old fisherman had never seen before. Immediately approximating the marlin’s weight, Santiago realizes how much he can earn from the sale of the fish. But the marlin is strong and refuses to give in easily, taking Santiago farther and farther away into the sea, until there is no land.Santiago and the marlin are caught in a battle of persistence, a battle that drives Santiago almost to the point of breaking. Having gone so far, the old fisherman can not give up, as he gains respect for the strong and brave fish. The battle must end soon, as both the man and the fish are running out of food and out of strength, and Santiago is relieved when he sees the marlin behave in a capitulating manner, circling around Santiago’s skiff.”The Old Man and the Sea” is truly a classic, a book that is written in a very simple language. Very simple characters and a simple plot reveal a complicated life dilemma of survival, courage, respect and pride. Santiago, originally driven by the need to survive, becomes driven by pride, causing careless behavior that creates the need for survival yet again. And Santiago’s win turns into a loss, making one wonder if the price of pride is really worth the end result.Hemingway is typically calm in this novella as he reveals Santiago’s thought processes and the events that directly influence these processes, while at the same time revealing a different side of the fisherman, his past and all that led him to the marlin and the fight with things that are larger than himself. Santiago puts up with all the blows and pains, accepting them as they come along as a part of life, not realizing that he himself largely caused those pains. This is indeed the case with most of us, and Hemingway only pointed this fact out in his usual leisurely manner.All in all, “The Old Man and the Sea” is a refreshing classic, maybe a bit short and sometimes too simple or haphazard, especially in Santiago’s repetitive thought processes and dreams. Nonetheless, this is a novel that makes the reader think about the message that Hemingway invariably leaves in all his works. Recommended.
trina –
Beautiful
The beauty of a well written book .where are the real authors today? This was reading a story written by a true artist.
OneTaste –
YOU are the Fisherman !
Iâve always believed that the best stories ever written are those that sever the veil (screen) upon which our seeming lives are temporarily projected. Through the hole/tear we see an eye looking in, and lo, it is our own!This story is about ambition, love, resistance, resilience, acceptance, and ultimate triumph, but not in the way that the conditioned mind would expect or tend to think.This beautiful little story reminded me of a time when I thought that Iâd caught my own big fish. Iâd been hired by a prestigious company that promised to turn my life around. As soon as they hired me, I was able to purchase a fully loaded, top of the line luxury vehicle. The latest model. Something that had never happened in my life.My first car had been a used, Orange 1973 Volkswagen Beetle. Which left me stranded more times than I can remember. And the nice thing was that the company that hired me gave me a car allowance that well exceeded my car payment! The company issued me a beautiful smart phone to conduct business, the latest model. Nothing but the best. and furnished me with all of the office supplies that I could ever want or need. They paid for my airfare and hotel stays when traveling, and had a rule that I could never stay in hotels that ran under $140 a night. They had a reputation to uphold! They paid for all of my meals when traveling and even paid for the entertainment that I had to furnish to my top buyers, from my top accounts! In other words, I got paid to take my buyers golfing and seven to strip clubs, as some preferred.I was making more than four times what I made before and the company even paid for my relocation to the most beautiful state that Iâve even stepped foot on â Oregon. I had many accounts scattered along the breath-taking Oregon coast, which I loved to call on, because it meant spending a few nights in hotels just steps from the water. Eating fresh seafood while marveling at the in and out breaths of the mighty Sea.However, like Santiago in the story of The Old Man and the Sea, I became tethered to this huge fish. It was so big that it took me wherever it wanted. And my life became a tempest of temporal highs interspersed with tremendous pressures. Since I had never made so much money before, I began to spend as if I was a millionaire! As if money was infinite rather than finite. Little by little, the sharp teeth of sharks all around me began to eat away at my big fish and I couldnât do anything about it. My great joy began to dwindle, daily. Eventually, when I could take it no more, I emailed my letter of resignation and sailed back home with only a carcass of a fish. My company t-shirts, my samples, office equipment, etc.I loved the way that Hemingway was able to express deep emotion with few and simple words. Like when the boy, who loved the old man, cried because heâd seen the wounds in the old manâs palms. Battle scars from the tussle heâd undergone with the big fish at sea.I loved how Hemingway pulled me into the old manâs mind. The reasoning process and respect that heâd developed for the giant fish. The flavor of wisdom that comes with age.Iâm not old yet, but I certainly identified with the old manâs spirit. When he arrived back home, there was this sense of redemption that radiated from him. This sense of acceptance of life as it is. You get this sense that a deep change had taken place within him. That he no longer gave as much importance to the things that can be taken away, but to the things that last, that matter, that heal the soul and heart â like the Purity and innocence of unconditional love, symbolized by the boy.