The Old Man And The Sea Book For Sale. The old man and the sea, ernest hemingway the old man and the sea is a short novel written by the american author ernest hemingway in 1951 in bimini, bahamas, and published in 1952. It was the old man and the sea that won for hemingway the nobel prize of literature.
In 1954 hemingway was awarded the nobel prize for literature for his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in the old man and the sea, and for the influence that he has exerted on contemporary style. Santiago kills a giant marlin after fighting it for three days, lashes it alongside his skiff,. Front and back panels are very bright and exceptionally clean.
The binding is tight with light wear to the boards.
The last vel ernest hemingway saw published, the old man and the sea has proved itself to be one of the enduring works of american fiction. Ending apr 14 at 4:39pm pdt. Upon publication in 1952, the old man and the sea was awarded the pulitzer prize for fiction the following year and was cited by the nobel committee as contributing to the awarding of the nobel prize in literature to hemingway in 1954. The old man and the sea is perhaps one of ernest hemingway's finest achievements.