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The Old Man and the Sea

Short Fiction and Fable

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)
from 1950 1
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)
1952 to 1951 1
Classification
Original Language
English 1
Award
Bancarella Literary Prize 1
Award
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 1
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Short Fiction, Genres
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1. Wikipedia: The Old Man and the Sea
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  • Lead section
    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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Wikidata: The Old Man and the Sea
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  • Wikidata 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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