96 pages
English language
Published Oct. 12, 1996 by Scribner.
The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal -- a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.
Here Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the classic theme of courage in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss. Written in 1952, this hugely successful novella confirmed his power and presence in the literary world and played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature.
Je ne sais pas si j'ai la bonne grille de lecture, mais je suis content d'avoir enfin lu ce "classique". Il m'a tenu en haleine malgré quelques longueurs et j'ai voulu aller jusqu'au bout, je n'ai pas été déçu. Pourtant parfois il serait plus sage d'abandonner des entreprises qui s'annoncent vaines, quitte à blesser son égo, non ?
I was not impressed, but definitely entertained. Good writing, it made me feel things, definitely. But at the end of the day... that is it. Just a single-afternoon short story about an old man having a very rough couple days at work trying to gain back some respect from himself. I hope he is fine, now.
