DATES
Autor: Ernest Hemingway
Editorial: Charles Scribner's Sons
Publication Date: 1 of september of 1952
Pages: 127
The book win a Pulitzer Prize of fiction.
The history places us in Gulf Stream off the coast of Havana, and tells about a fisherman that has a very bad lucky, he not captures any fish in 84 days. The name of the fisherman is Santiago, but everyone calls it "The Old". One day Santiago trys to go fishing alone, and he capture a big swordfish, but the swordfish had more strong than Santiago, so the fish drags the men offshore. Santigo fought with the fish three days, where Santiago reminds his past life. Also reminds Manolin, a young which helped him to fish a few days ago, but now don't helps Santigo because the fathers of Manolin, seeing the bad luck of Santiago, don't let to work with him. After arriving to the port, Santigo goes to his house,because he was exhausted. In the next morning Santiago goes to his boat, and discovered a crowd in front of the body of a giant swordfish. Manolin to see him, he decided to work with him again.
PERSONAL OPINION
Is a classic book, and I can't sayd that the book like me bacause I think the argument of the book is so infant to me. Outside that great detail, I think that I can extend my knowledge of English