The Old Man And The Sea, Ernest Hemingway

Text on wrapper: "Shorter than the conventional novel, longer than the longest short story, Hemingway's new work of fiction eludes classification. What can be confidently asserted is that it is a masterly example of literary art, simple and magnificent. Every word in it is right; not one word could have been added: in no other form could the story have been told so effectively. It is the story of a young boy, an old man, and a giant fish. The scene is the Gulf Stream off the coast of Havana. Between the boy and the man is a perfect relationship — each is a kind of guardian-companion to the other. The boy is not present when the giant fish is hooked, and his absence is felt. The old man, embodying the essential nobility of human striving, is engaged in a duel with another hero — the fish which tows him far out to sea. When at last the fish is exhausted and is lashed alongside the boat, sharks attack it: the old man's single-handed efforts ('I wish the boy were here') must continue. ... In effect, the story is a tragedy but a tragedy that, at the last, emerges without grief into beauty."THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 1954 was awarded to Ernest Hemingway (Oak Park, 1899 – Ketchum, 1961) for 'his powerful style-forming mastery of the art of modern narration, as [...] revealed in his novel The Old Man and the Sea.'Dust jacket illustration by designer Hans Tisdall (Munich 1910 - London 1997)The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway,Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1955. Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust jacket condition: fair. Dust jacket has a very small tear right below and light edge wear. Some foxing on page edges. Price without shipping costs