Classics · Literary
The Old Man and the Sea
Bestseller: about 13 million copies (estimate)An aging Cuban fisherman who has gone eighty-four days without a catch rows far out into the Gulf and hooks an enormous marlin, beginning a three-day struggle of endurance.
- First published
- 1952
- Pace
- slow
- Length
- short
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a spare, meditative short novel about dignity, effort and stubborn pride.
Skip this if you want dialogue, a large cast or much happening.
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