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The Old Man and the Sea

by Ernest Hemingway · 1952

Classics · ranked #88 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

An old fisherman's solitary struggle with a great marlin; spare, elemental and deeply moving.

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The verdict

Category
Classics
First published
1952 · 1950s
Author
Ernest Hemingway
Standing
Recommended

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