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 Classic Story with a Classic Message Nov 17, 2009
A great story communicated in a non-traditional manner. Though some find Hemmingway depressing, I find that his method of delivering a message ensures that anyone, despite their background, can relate and grasp the meaning
Peerless Nov 10, 2009
If there has been a better book written in the English language than "The Old Man and the Sea" then I am yet to read it. This book is the very essence of the written language at its best. Here, we see the perfect amalgam of simplicity and poignancy. Here, we see a novel of scarcely more than 100 pages tell a truly touching tale with absolute clarity.
"The Old Man and and the Sea" was first published in 1952 and was the key to Ernest Hemingway being awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize for literature. It is the simple tale of a very old Cuban fisherman who has not had a large catch in 84 days. He is deemed as being beyond the task by the people of his village. No one seems to have any faith in him except the boy, Manolin. The boy never loses his faith. He adores the old man and is bursting with emotion when the old man returns from the sea with the remains of a huge marlin. He is both proud of the old man while also being desperately sorry that the fish had been eaten by sharks. Indeed, it is the attack on the fish by the sharks where one feels so sad for the old man. He has been at sea for days and single handedly brings the fish to his boat only to see his prize snatched from him by remorseless sharks.
Many authors should take lessons from Hemingway in general and this book in particular. Simplicity of tale and frugality of structure are the keys to the book. Sentences are simple and words direct without being needlessly flowering. This is truly the work of a genius. Indeed, Hemingway wrote many books in his time but none match this peerless effort.
This is one of the greatest books ever written Nov 04, 2009
I LOVE THIS BOOK! I cry every time I read it. There is a noble sadness to the book that makes u interested every time u read it.
Just wait a few more years... Oct 31, 2009
Though I enjoyed reading this novel, I believe the price is a little high. The story is quite short and I have read better and longer books for less. It is very possible that I didn't fully understand the book, as I am only sixteen years old, but if I had I am sure the price would have been suitable. to sum up what I just wrote, because I hardly understand it myself, the older you are the better this novel will seem to you!
Hemingway's greates novel Oct 20, 2009
The Old Man and The Sea is Hemingway's shortest novel but in my opinion it is also his greatest. The theme of the book is when a man of achievement is seen as over the hill can he rise up to prove his critics wrong ? Santiago, the old man in the novel, is a professional fisherman who was once considered the best in his craft.He goes out every day but for 84 days has not caught a fish. He goes out again in the novel and he hooks a marlin which he says is the biggest fish he has ever seen.The struggle to vanquish the marlin and Santiagos thoughts during the struggle are the heart of the book.The Old Man and the Seais about the quest for excellence and the difficulty of achieving it the even harder job of maintaining it and the realization that humanity in the end must fade away for no one can stay on top forever. If this book were written in the 20s or 30s it would be radically different and not as good Instead, Hemingway gives us a masterpiece that shows much insight of one of mankinds existential questions and contributes greatly to the nations and the worlds literary canon
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