The Old Man and The Sea

Book Name: The Old Man and The Sea

Genre: Fiction

Author: Ernest Hemingway

"A man can be destroyed but not defeated"

The Old Man and The Sea, a short heroic novel by Ernest Hemingway published in 1952 and awarded the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. It was his last major work of fiction. The plot revolves around an ageing fisherman who engages in an epic battle to catch a giant Marlin.

Hemingway starts off the plot in a very simple manner and as the story goes on, it turns out to be an epic story of life struggle. The book, though a short read, is not a very easy one as it takes time for the reader to get into the book and understand those fishing techniques and the weapon about which old man talks in the story.

The Old Man and The Sea is a story of the persistence, hard work, trust, loneliness, friendship, old age, and luck.

"Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is."

I cannot say anything more regarding the plot of this novella as anything further will be counted as a spoiler.

Read this book to find out that what happens in the epic struggle of Santiago and Marlin and do share your thoughts in the comment section.