Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)

Set in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Havana, Hemingway's magnificent fable is the tale of an old man, a young boy and a giant fish. This story of heroic endeavour won Hemingway the Nobel Prize for Literature. It stands as a unique and timeless vision of the beauty and grief of man's challenge to the elements. Hemingway's last work published during his lifetime remains one of his most popular and best known. A man's symbolic quest to land the catch of a lifetime engages classic themes of the human struggle against nature as well as explores the intersection of expectation and desire. This title is filled with fresh essays about the book. Presents A Collection Of Critical Essays On The Novel That Analyze Its Structure, Aesthetics, Conclusion, And Narration.