{"product_id":"old-man-and-the-sea-9780684830490","title":"Old Man and the Sea","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Scribner Classics Edition\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTold in his famed powerful and minimalist prose, this story of courage and personal triumph remains one of Ernest Hemingway's most enduring works.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Old Man and the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, 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, on the water for months without a catch, but refusing to stop trying. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the timeless theme of courage and commitment in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss. Written in 1952, this hugely successful novella confirmed his talent and presence in the literary world and played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErnest Hemingway did more to influence the style of English prose than any other writer of his time. He has been called \"the most important author since Shakespeare,\" by John O'Hara in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e. The publication of \u003ci\u003eThe Sun Also Rises\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Farewell to Arms\u003c\/i\u003e immediately established him as one of the greatest literary lights of the 20th century. His classic novella \u003ci\u003eThe Old Man and the Sea \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Pulitzer Prize in 1953. Hemingway was also awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. His life and accomplishments are explored in-depth in the PBS documentary film from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, \u003ci\u003eHemingway\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in 1961.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50616140267794,"sku":"9780684830490","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3a77c46e-4c96-4391-b9b4-2b2d47ad43a9.jpg?v=1732502359","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/old-man-and-the-sea-9780684830490","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}