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This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, one of the author’s most famous and widely acclaimed novels. After 84 days without a big catch, the elderly fisherman Santiago takes to the open sea, where he wages a three-day struggle against a tenacious swordfish only to see his prize snatched away from him at the last moment. The Old Man and the Sea won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and was an important contributing factor in the decision to award Hemingway the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. Along with contemporaries including F. Scott Fitzgerald and John Steinbeck, Hemingway was one of the most important writers of the so-called “Lost Generation”, and had a major influence on subsequent generations of American writers.
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This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, one of the author’s most famous and widely acclaimed novels. After 84 days without a big catch, the elderly fisherman Santiago takes to the open sea, where he wages a three-day struggle against a tenacious swordfish only to see his prize snatched away from him at the last moment. The Old Man and the Sea won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and was an important contributing factor in the decision to award Hemingway the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. Along with contemporaries including F. Scott Fitzgerald and John Steinbeck, Hemingway was one of the most important writers of the so-called “Lost Generation”, and had a major influence on subsequent generations of American writers.
Find out everything you need to know about The Old Man and the Sea in a fraction of the time!
This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you:
• A complete plot summary
• Character studies
• Key themes and symbols
• Questions for further reflection
Why choose BrightSummaries.com?
Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you on your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!
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AMERICAN WRITER AND JOURNALIST
Born in Oak Park (Illinois) in 1899.
Died in Ketchum (Idaho) in 1961.
Notable works:
The Sun Also Rises (1926), novel
A Farewell to Arms (1929), novel
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940), novel
Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American writer from an affluent family in Oak Park, Illinois. He initially worked as a journalist, before being encouraged by his friends to dedicate himself to literature. In 1926, he published his first novel, The Sun Also Rises, which was met with critical acclaim. He later acted as a war correspondent during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and the Normandy landings (1944). Two years after the publication of his novel Across the River and into the Trees (1950), which met with generally negative reviews, he published The Old Man and the Sea (1952), which was much better received. Many of his works have been adapted for the cinema and television.
AN EPIC BATTLE BETWEEN AN OLD MAN AND A FISH
Genre: novel
Reference edition: Hemingway, E. (1994) The Old Man and the Sea. London: Vintage.
1st edition: 1952
Themes: loneliness, friendship, nature, struggle, courage, death
The Old Man and the Sea, the last
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