#7: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

The Old Man and the Sea (1952) was Ernest Hemingway’s last major publication of fiction. The novel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953 and is considered by many to be a classic of American literature. Topics discussed include how one should read great literature, the author’s views on death as expressed in the novel, the purpose of art and its transcendent qualities, the influence of companionship on suffering, man’s place in nature, and more. 

Also discussed is William E. Cain’s essay Death Sentences: Rereading “The Old Man and the Sea” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006). 

This conversation was recorded in June 2020. 

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