{"product_id":"old-man-and-the-sea","title":"Old Man and the Sea","description":"\u003cb\u003e*Winner of the Pulitzer Prize*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A beautiful tale, awash in the seasalt and sweat, bait and beer of the Havana coast. It tells a fundamental human truth: in a volatile world, from our first breath to our last wish, through triumphs and pitfalls both trivial and profound, what sustains us, ultimately, is hope.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe last of his novels Ernest Hemingway saw published, \u003ci\u003eThe Old Man and the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e has proved itself to be one of the most enduring works of American fiction. The story of a down-on-his-luck Cuban fisherman and his supreme ordeal--a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream--has been cherished by generations of readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHemingway takes the timeless themes of courage in the face of adversity and personal triumph won from loss and transforms them into a magnificent twentieth-century classic. First published in 1952, this hugely popular tale confirmed his power and presence in the literary world and played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature.\r","brand":"Ernest Hemingway","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44510775541996,"sku":"9780684801223","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780684801223.jpg?v=1709493149","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/old-man-and-the-sea","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}