*WinnerofthePulitzerPrize*“Abeautifultale,awashintheseasaltandsweat,baitandbeeroftheHavanacoast.Ittellsafundamentalhumantruth:inavolatileworld,fromourfirstbreathtoourlastwish,throughtriumphsandpitfallsbothtrivialandprofound,whatsustainsus,ultimately,ishope.“--TheGuardianThelastofhisnovelsErnestHemingwaysawpublished,TheOldManandtheSeahasproveditselftobeoneofthemostenduringworksofAmericanfiction.Thestoryofadown-on-his-luckCubanfishermanandhissupremeordeal--arelentless,agonizingbattlewithagiantmarlinfaroutintheGulfStream--hasbeencherishedbygenerationsofreaders.Hemingwaytakesthetimelessthemesofcourageinthefaceofadversityandpersonaltriumphwonfromlossandtransformsthemintoamagnificenttwentieth-centuryclassic.Firstpublishedin1952,thishugelypopulartaleconfirmedhispowerandpresenceintheliteraryworldandplayedalargepartinhiswinningthe1954NobelPrizeinLiterature.
