Happy Readers - 42. The Old Man and the Sea

Ernest Hemingway

Mar 2019 · Darakwon Audio

About this audiobook

The Old Man and the Sea exemplifies the spirit of life that Hemingway, a great American writer of the 20th century, pursued. The story concerns an old fisherman who finally catches a giant marlin after weeks of not catching anything. However, sailing on with the fish, he encounters sharks that devour the marlin’s meat. By the time he returns to the harbor, there is only the skeleton of the fish. Hemingway vividly describes a joyous triumph won in a relentless, agonizing battle, through an old man who would never cease struggling. As the old man says, “A man can be destroyed but not defeated.” The old man exemplifies Hemingway’s ideal that indomitable courage is the eternal triumph of the human spirit. Using simple, powerful language, Hemingway depicts the spirit of the fisherman and the dynamics of life. The Old Man and the Sea is praised as a crowning achievement for best exhibiting Hemingway’s belief that although life is fighting the battle of defeat, the dignity won from the defeat is a triumph. The Old Man and the Sea_01 The Old Man and the Sea_02 The Old Man and the Sea_03 The Old Man and the Sea_04 The Old Man and the Sea_05 The Old Man and the Sea_06

Ratings and reviews

This is a stockily horrific production of an otherwise amazing short story. I was feeling masochistic so I listened to the entire piece. The most glaring oddity was the music supervision and sound effects. The poor quality midi stock music jumped from genre to genre at all the wrong times leaving me to believe the editor was paid by the half hour and had a cutting sense of humor. Suspenseful moments received a laid back harmonica driven blues song. Introspective moments got a orchestral melody knock off the biggest brass blasts of a John Williams medley. And they thew in some porn tunes for absolutely no reason. It was bottom of the barrel stock that no one else would touch. Editor of this piece... you're amazingly subversive. The narrator was fine when he wasn't doing the old mans voice. Insulting to my intelligence. I know this was made for fifth graders but you're treating them like idiots. I'd wished I listed to a preview but just assumed this acclaimed short story written by a Nobel laureate would have an ounce of TLC given to the production. Jokes on me and it was a funny one.

horrible voice reading. so irritating I had to stop. Will read the book the good old fashioned way or find an audiobook not read by a robot. waste of money

About the author

Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) Ernest Hemingway is an American novelist from Illinois in the U.S. He began to publish his earliest short stories in his high school newspaper, demonstrating his gift for storytelling. After graduation from high school, he decided to skip college and got a job working for a local newspaper as a journalist. In 1918, Hemingway joined the Red Cross to participate in World War One. He was wounded on the Italian front and came back home. He then moved to Europe, as a foreign correspondent. While in Europe, he associated with many famous writers and continued to write. In 1923, his first book, Three Short Stories and Ten Poems debuted. A Farewell to Arms, published in 1929, was essential to gaining him his literary reputation as a novelist. Published in 1952, The Old Man and the Sea received great critical acclaim. This novel was awarded the 1953 Pulitizer Prize and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. In July, 1961, his death from a gunshot wound was thought to be a suicide. Hemingway is regarded as one of the 20th century’s greatest writers.