A novella telling the story of Santiago, an aging fisherman, and his long struggle to catch a giant marlin. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Composed, From (Year)Written between December 1950 and February 1951 while Hemingway was in Cuba; first published in full in Life magazine's September 1, 1952 issue and in book form the same year. Composed, From (Year) Classification
Original Language AwardBancarella Literary Prize 1 AwardPulitzer Prize for Fiction 1 Connections
Authored By
Source Wikipedia: The Old Man and the Sea
In Genre
Source Wikipedia: The Old Man and the Sea
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, originated there.
- Also in Language Atlas: English, original language there.
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1. Wikipedia: The Old Man and the Sea
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It tells the story of Santiago, an aging fisherman, and his long struggle to catch a giant marlin.
Composition and setting section
Written between December 1950 and February 1951
Original language statement
The Old Man and the Sea is a 1952 novella by the American author Ernest Hemingway.
- Authored By: Ernest Hemingway
In Genre: Short Fiction, Lead section, genre
a 1952 novella by the American author Ernest Hemingway
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WikidataWikidata P166: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Wikidata P166 (award received): Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 1953.
Wikidata P166: Bancarella Literary Prize
Wikidata P166 (award received): Bancarella Literary Prize, 1953.
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