Ernest Hemingway's most beloved and popular novel ever, winner of the
Pulitzer Prize, now featuring a previously unpublished short story and
additional supplementary material--plus a personal foreword by the
author's only living son, Patrick Hemingway, and an introduction by the
author's grandson Seán Hemingway.
The last of his novels Ernest Hemingway saw published, The Old Man and
the Sea has proved itself to be one of the most enduring works of
American fiction. The story of a down-on-his-luck Cuban fisherman and
his supreme ordeal--a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin
far out in the Gulf Stream--has been cherished by generations of
readers.
Hemingway takes the timeless themes of courage in the face of adversity
and personal triumph won from loss and transforms them into a
magnificent 20th-century classic. First published in 1952, this hugely
popular tale confirmed his power and presence in the literary world and
played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature.