The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway is his most read book, receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954 for its mastery of narrative. Hemingway's style is famously and effectively simple, using older and better words to tell the unforgettable story of Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman who goes out alone in search of one last victory and catches a huge marlin that tests his skill and strength.

"His best. Time may show it to be the best single piece of any of us, I mean his and my contemporaries." — William Faulkner.

Book details:

• Title: The Old Man and the Sea 
• Author: Ernest Hemingway
• Condition: Very Good. Name on titlepage. Slight wear. Missing the letter 'A' on the copyright page.
• Binding: Bound with dustjacket
• Publisher: Charles Scribners Sons
• Publication Date: New York, 1952