The Old Man and the Sea
The last novel Ernest Hemingway saw published, "The Old Man and the Sea" has proved itself to be one of the enduring works of American fiction. It is the story of an old Cuban fisherman and his supreme ordeal: a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Using the simple. powerful language of a fable, Hemingway takes the timeless themes of courage in the face of defeat and personal triumph won from loss and transforms them into a magnificnet twentieth-century classic.
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The first Hemingway story I read - I was a child. It made a huge impression on me and will always be dear to my heart. I have read many more Hemingway books since, but I'll never forget this one and what it represents: that a human can persevere despite seemingly insurmountable difficulties.
It's one of those "must-read" books, no matter your age.
It's one of those "must-read" books, no matter your age.
I read this for English class in high school and was amazed by how much it grabbed me. I fully expected it to be like some of the other books I was "forced" to ready, which I did not enjoy (not all of them, but there were a few that I really didn't). Not only did The Old Man and The Sea engender a sense of peaceful solitude in me, but also loneliness, then it swung around to really make be feel the old man's grim determination as he embodied the fight of man vs. nature. Highly recommended!
Raamatut oli väga mõnus lugeda. Seda tasubki ühe jutine lugeda, peatükid puuduvad ning raamat pole paks. Soovitan väga raamatut lugeda, pigem sellisel rahulikul ja voolavamal momendil, kui on aega süvenemiseks. Lugu pole keeruline, kuid sügavamaks mõistmiseks nõuab aega ja mõtlemist. Tahakski seda kellegagi koos arutada..🌊🐟
Read this a few months ago. Not much to say about a 100-page story about an old man fishing; what you see is what you get. Yeah, I know there is a whole metaphor there but it wasn't one I haven't read a million times over. I thought I would be more bored than I actually was when reading it and it is an easy "classic" read to knock out.
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