
The Old Man and the Sea
1952 · adult
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Set in 1 place · 1 primarySense of Place
5/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)
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.
Awards
- Nobel Prize (1954)winner
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1953)winner
- Bancarella Literary Prize (1953)winner
Screen adaptations
- The Old Man and the Sea (1999)film
- The Old Man and the Sea (1958)film
- The Old Man and the Sea (1990)miniseries
Set in
- ★★ primary
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