The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal -- a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Here Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the classic theme of courage in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss. Written in 1952, this hugely...

Un viego pescador battala contro el mar y tiburones para traer a la casa el gigante aguja que el capturo. An old fisherman battles the sea and sharks to bring home the giant marlin he caught.

Un supplément de 32 pages (jeux, tests, exercices d'observation) prolonge la lecture de ce roman.