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The Old Man and the Sea
by HEMINGWAY, Ernest
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Norwich, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Charles Scribner, 1952. Hbk, 140pp, dj lightly rubbed at extremities with tiny loss at the mid-edge of the spinestrip where it meets the front panel, unclipped ($3.00). no mention of Nobel Prize on rear flap, olive-tinted portrait on the rear panel, overall the jacket is bright and clean and now in protective sleeve, Scribner's seal present on copyright page but lacks A, Hemingway is spelled correctly, full sea blue cloth boards with embossed signature lower front, bright silver-gilt spine titles, light bump to lower rear corner, otherwise near fine, crisp and tight, prev owner's name and date of purchase (Oct 1954) on front endpaper, light even toning to pages, and the textblock is clean, tight and unmarked, overall this copy is in a rather remarkable state of preservation
Synopsis
This novella, only 140 pages, was first printed in its entirety in Life Magazine on September 1, 1952. It inspired a buying frenzy - selling over five million copies of the magazine in just two days! The story about an aging Cuban fisherman wrangling a large marlin in the gulf stream was written in 1951 in Cuba and published in 1952. In 1953, it won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and led to Hemingway's nomination for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. Man's struggle against nature is the resounding theme throughout the book as Hemingway portrays Santiago's travails as an experienced fisherman facing a dry-spell of 85 days before finally wrangling a prized marlin. Hemingway also highlights the indomitable spirit of man while illustrating his ideal of manliness and character in the strong and determined fisherman facing danger and discomfort without complaint and with resolution, both in the days it takes Santiago to kill the marlin, and as he fights off the sharks that end up destroying his prized catch before he reaches the coast. Some say that Hemingway's tale is a reflection of his own determination to prove his writing career was not over, and the portrayal of the sharks may echo the critics who had been claiming for the ten years that his writing career, after the successful release of For Whom the Bell Tolls in 1940, was over. The book is dedicated "To Charlie Scribner And To Max Perkins," friends of Hemingway's that had passed away before the book came out. Max Perkins, who also edited F. Scott Fitzgerald and Thomas Wolfe, died in 1947 and Scribner, who was president of the publisher Charles Scribner's Sons, died in 1952.
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Reviews
On Mar 6 2014, a reader said:
The Old Man and The Sea is an excellent novella for someone to read looking to get away from the troubles of life only to find that some troubles lead to the greatest reward of even though the reward is only a small amount.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sutton Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AF183
- Title
- The Old Man and the Sea
- Author
- HEMINGWAY, Ernest
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner, 1952
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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