The Old Man and the Sea – by Ernest Hemingway

The Old Man and the Sea is a timeless novella by Ernest Hemingway, first published in 1952, and one of his most celebrated works. The story follows Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who endures a long and grueling battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. With sparse, poetic language, Hemingway explores Santiago’s solitude, perseverance, and dignity in the face of struggle and defeat.

This powerful tale of courage, endurance, and personal triumph earned Hemingway the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953 and contributed to his Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. It remains a classic in both modern American literature and school syllabi worldwide.