Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea” is about nothing else but an old man and the sea.īut Hemingway was like that: he wanted to use neither fancy nor too many words to say something he could say with less and ordinary, everyday words. You don’t need to be an Einstein to know that “ Hamlet” is a book about Hamlet, or that “ Don Quixote” is a novel about Don Quixote. The way the great ones in the old days did. In other words: no ruses, no cheap marketing tricks! Just saying it all from the cover – plain and straightforward! He also won a Pulitzer and a Nobel Prize – both (mainly) for “The Old Man and the Sea.” Plotīoy, we like book titles that tell you what the book is about right off the bat!įrom time to time, we too would kit to read a title or two that make you think what a book could possibly be about even after finishing it.īut isn’t it nice when some 20 th-century author cares less about the first page than about the pages after? In the meantime, he wrote numerous short stories, seven celebrated novels and a memoir considered one of the best in history. Meaning: he was severely wounded in World War I, worked as a journalist during the Spanish Civil War, was present at both D-Day and the liberation of Paris, went safari-hunting in Africa, survived two fatal plane crashes, and ended his life by shooting himself in the head in 1961. Read it here in full! Ernest Hemingway BiographyĮrnest Hemingway was one of the most acclaimed American writers in history and one of the most influential authors of the 20 th century.ĭescribed by “Time” magazine as “a globe-trotting expert on bullfights, booze, women, wars, big game hunting, deep sea fishing, and courage,” Hemingway is one of the few novelists Nassim Nicholas Taleb would approve: he rarely wrote about something he hadn’t experienced himself. So, people who like fable-like stories such as William Faulkner’s “The Bear” or Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick” will certainly like “The Old Man and the Sea.”Īnd those who like just a good old story about a fisherman and his fish will never read a better book in their lives. It’s also an allegory which may function on at least two levels. It’s a great story about man’s strength and determination in the face of defeat. It also won the hearts of millions of people, becoming a bestseller and bringing the somewhat forgotten Hemingway back into the spotlight. “The Old Man and the Sea” won Ernest Hemingway both a Pulitzer Prize in 1953 and a Nobel Prize a year later. Who Should Read “The Old Man and the Sea”? And Why?
There’s something biblical and religious in “ The Old Man and the Sea,” a story about a Cuban fisherman, a 5.5-meter-long marlin, and few hungry sharks.Īnd if you know Ernest Hemingway – that’s more than a recommendation.
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