"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
The old man eventually succeeds, then fails, and then wins again. It's the story of perseverance and the machismo of the old man against the elements. This slim novella -- it's only 127 pages -- helped to revive Hemingway's reputation as a writer, winning him great acclaim, including the Nobel Prize for literature.
The old man eventually succeeds, then fails, and then wins again. It's the story of perseverance and the machismo of the old man against the elements. This slim novella -- it's only 127 pages -- helped to revive Hemingway's reputation as a writer, winning him great acclaim, including the Nobel Prize for literature.