A masterpiece by Ernest Hemingway, the story of an old fisherman battling the sea. - Title: The Old Man and the Sea - Author: Ernest Hemingway - Publisher: Shinchosha Bunko This work tells the story of Santiago, an old fisherman living in a small fishing village in Cuba. After 84 days of bad luck, he goes fishing alone and engages in a three-day battle with a giant marlin, larger than his small boat. Through the old man's struggle to reach the harbor while being attacked by a swarm of sharks on his way back, the story depicts the indomitable human spirit, hope, and reverence for nature. Published in its entirety in the magazine "Life" in 1952, it won the Pulitzer Prize and was a decisive factor in Hemingway's Nobel Prize in Literature, making it a late-career masterpiece. There are a few folded pages. Please check the images. Thank you for looking.