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Written in 1952, it is considered one of Ernest Hemingway's "most enduring works". I personally would not say so but then again I have not read much of Hemingway.
The Old Man is a Cuban fisherman who has had bad luck with fishing. It had been eighty-four days without a fish. He goes into the Gulf Stream alone and he does get a large marlin; the story is a lot about that and the struggle.
The novella does tell a story of a lonely, determined old man.
I felt it was worth the read and a possible re-r ...more
The Old Man is a Cuban fisherman who has had bad luck with fishing. It had been eighty-four days without a fish. He goes into the Gulf Stream alone and he does get a large marlin; the story is a lot about that and the struggle.
The novella does tell a story of a lonely, determined old man.
I felt it was worth the read and a possible re-r ...more
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