The Old Man and the Sea
by Ernest Hemingway
Taste attributes: dramaadventureanimalsrealisticsimplelinearhuman spirit/resilience/survivalall consuming quest
Boxlist takeAn uncomplicated, realistic novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.9 / 5
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About This Book
Set in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Havana, Hemingway's magnificent fable is the tale of an old man, a young boy and a giant fish. This story of heroic endeavour won Hemingway the Nobel Prize for Literature. It stands as a unique and timeless vision of the beauty and grief of man's challenge to the elements.
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- Author
- Ernest Hemingway
- Published
- 1952
- Pages
- 131
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