The Old Man and the Sea
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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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Bibliographic source: Open Library- Who wrote The Old Man and the Sea?
The Old Man and the Sea is by Ernest Hemingway. The catalogue records its first publication in 1952. A later edition may have a different publication date on its copyright page.
- How long is The Old Man and the Sea?
The catalogue records 131 pages for a representative edition. Pagination varies with the publisher, format, type size and translation, so check the edition you intend to read.
