Works

The Old Man and the Sea

Citation Formats

General Reference

Literature Atlas. "The Old Man and the Sea." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://literature.interactiveatlas.org/works/the-old-man-and-the-sea.

APA Style

Literature Atlas. (n.d.). The Old Man and the Sea. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://literature.interactiveatlas.org/works/the-old-man-and-the-sea

BibTeX

@misc{literatureatlas-the-old-man-and-the-sea,
  author = {Literature Atlas},
  title = {The Old Man and the Sea},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://literature.interactiveatlas.org/works/the-old-man-and-the-sea},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

A novella telling the story of Santiago, an aging fisherman, and his long struggle to catch a giant marlin.

Facts

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, To (Year)

to 1951 1

Cross-Tradition Connections