Santiago, wise old fisherman and hero of this masterpiece of story-telling, toils on the high seas for eighty-four days without a catch.

Then he hooks a gigantic marlin and his epic confrontation begins…

Full of vivid imagery and high drama, 'The Old Man and the Sea' was thought by the author – and many of his readers – to be his best work.

Profoundly symbolic, this gripping story is one that stays in the memory long after its resolution.