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The Old Man and the Sea

By: Ernest Hemingway
Narrated by: Donald Sutherland
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The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal, a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Here Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the classic theme of courage in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss.

Written in 1952, this hugely successful novella confirmed Hemingway's power and presence in the literary world and played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature.

©1952 Ernest Hemingway (P)2006 Simon and Schuster Inc. AUDIOWORKS is an imprint of Simon and Schuster Audio Division, Simon and Schuster Inc.

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  • Audie Award Finalist, Solo Narration - Male, 2007

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Hemingway

Read it along time ago. fantastic way to experience or again. one if the great American writers.

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Exceptional tale! Alive and spitited.

This is a sit down and read-through book that is as alive as Earnest Hemingway's pen or typrwriter the days he wrote this story. A must read in the canon of American literature.

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Age makes for better understanding of LIFE!

I was first forced to read this in Junior High School, where my BAD ATTITUDE stopped me from understanding it, or even it's significance to life, itself. Now at a young age of 72, I listened to this AUDIBLE in a better ATTITUDE & enjoyed it.
Best part was when he said "man can be destroyed but he can't be beaten". That is now my BEACON IN LIFE.

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so very good

Would you listen to The Old Man and the Sea again? Why?

Probably,because I was so caught up in his time alone at sea,I felt I was observing the gent from the other end of his boat. So,his mutterings made sense to me. What a dear character.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Clearly the oldman himself. His strength of character. Id like to know him.

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What is pain to a man?

How often does a book leave with you a question that haunts so many of your moments? Hemingway's beautiful and simple inspection of the life of an old fisherman, left me with this profound sense of self and understanding of the place of a man in regards to his work. There is a supreme nobility in the conquest of tedium, of overcoming difficulty, because that is what a man must do.

The Old Fisherman is every man that has ever had to endure to live.

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Hi drama for a fish and a man

Here Is all the drama and the danger and the detail of being a fisherman, an old man, and an important presence for a boy.

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Donald Sutherland

Mr. Sutherland brings the ‘Old Man….’ To life.
I recommend listening to it Ocean side if at all possible….Taste the sea spray.

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A Classic…

From an enjoyment perspective, I liked parts and tried really hard to get through others. It’s a classic, and I recognized the story for its stamp on literature. The story itself explores hard work, life, yearning, sadness, perseverance. The correlation between the baseball player’s injury and his own really struck me. A deeper conversation stirred there. Overall, it was a good read, and the most important part is that it made me pensive! Ernest Hemingway’s way of writing here was realistic, simple, and raw BUT held such deep meaning.

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magnificent!!!

Great narrator for a great book , nothing short of Magnificent!!!! I highly recommend to everyone

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Masterful

I'll have to get it another read, on paper this time. You can see everything that is describes. Just write I've glad I read it.

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