Hemingway

American novelist and Nobel Prize winner in Literature

"The Fifth Column", "The Sun Also Rises", etc.

The old fisherman didn't catch a fish for eighty-four days, but he still refused to admit defeat. Instead, he was full of fighting spirit and finally caught a big marlin on the eighty-fifth day. The big fish dragged the boat into the sea, but the old man still held on. After two days and two nights, he finally killed the big fish and tied it to the side of the boat. But many sharks immediately came to snatch his trophy. He killed them one by one, until in the end only a broken tiller remained as a weapon. As a result, the big fish could not escape the fate of being eaten up. In the end, the old man was exhausted and dragged back a pair of fish bones.

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This novel is based on a true story. After World War I, Hemingway moved to Cuba and met Gregorio Fuentes, an old fisherman. In 1930, Hemingway's boat sank in a storm, and Fuentes rescued Hemingway. From then on, Hemingway and Fuentes formed a deep friendship and often went fishing together.

The novel "The Old Man and the Sea" is one of Hemingway's most satisfying works. It is the crystallization of Hemingway's personal world view and outlook on life. It is one of the most influential novels in the European literary world in the 20th century and has made great progress in promoting the development of European literature. Influence.