The Sun Also Rises and The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
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This month’s reads: The Sun Also Rises and The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Join us to discuss two beloved works by Hemingway. The Sun Also Rises (1926), Hemingway's first novel, focuses on a group of young American and British expatriates in the 1920s, and primarily takes place in Paris, France and Pamplona, Spain. The Old Man and the Sea (1952) was Hemingway's last major work of fiction, and tells the story of an aging Cuban fisherman who engages in an epic battle to catch a giant marlin.
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The Sun Also Rises:
Ernest Hemingway's first novel is considered by some scholars to be his greatest work, following American and British expats in the 1920s as they travel from Paris to Pamplona to watch the running of the bulls. The characters are based on personalities who were part of Hemingway's circle and pulled from his own exploits in trips to Paris and Spain in the 1920s. “The ideal companion for troubled times: equal parts Continental escape and serious grappling with the question of what it means to be, and feel, lost.” —The Wall Street Journal.
The Old Man and the Sea:
The last novel Ernest Hemingway saw published, The Old Man and the Sea has proved itself to be one of the enduring works of American fiction. 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.
Using the simple, powerful language of a fable, Hemingway takes the timeless themes of courage in the face of defeat and personal triumph won from loss and transforms them into a magnificent twentieth-century classic. Written in 1952, this hugely successful novel confirmed his power and presence in the literary world and played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature.
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