The Old Man and the Sea is a novella written by Hemingway in Cuba on 195 1 and published on 1952. This work revolves around the story of an old Cuban fisherman fighting a huge marlin in the Gulf Stream off the coast.

Although Hemingway's The Old Man is tragic, he has the characteristics of Nietzsche's superman, accepting failure and facing death bravely. These tough guys embody Hemingway's philosophy of life and moral ideal, that is, human beings never bow to fate, never give up, and have a positive and optimistic attitude towards life.

Hemingway is known as the spiritual monument of the American nation and the founder of "news style" novels. His writing style has always been known as a "tough guy in the literary world".

Brief introduction of the author

Ernest miller hemingway (1July 2, 8991-1961July 2, 2008) was born in Oak Park, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an American writer and journalist and is considered as one of the most famous novelists in the 20th century.

Hemingway won many awards in his life. During World War I, he was awarded the Silver Medal for Courage. 1953 won the Pulitzer Prize for the book The Old Man and the Sea. 1954' s The Old Man and the Sea won Hemingway the Nobel Prize in Literature. In 200 1 year, Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms were listed as the best English novels in the 20th century 100 by American modern libraries.

Hemingway's life and literary career have been controversial from the beginning. Whether Hemingway is a legend or a writer, he created a concise, fluent, fresh and refined style with his unique artistic style and superb writing skills, which purified the traditional writing style of a generation and had a great influence in European and American literary circles.