The Old Man and the Sea Audiobook

2007 Audie Award Finalist for Solo Narration—Male

Told in his famed powerful and minimalist prose, this story of courage and personal triumph remains one of Ernest Hemingway’s most enduring works.

The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway’s most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, 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, on the water for months without a catch, but refusing to stop trying.

Here Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the timeless theme of courage and commitment in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss. Written in 1952, this hugely successful novella confirmed his talent and presence in the literary world and played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature.

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"This is a relatively short book. It was culturally interesting to thinking about the island culture and life of the characters involved. The story itself. Sutherland does an excellent job reading the story as one would expect. It is a relatively short book and does not seem to take to much time. I did not find it compelling as a "classic". I thought it was over-rated, but gave it 5 stars anyway for those Hemingway fans who are looking for a good narration. I agree with another reviewer that the end seems a little anti-climatic, but disagree with those who say it is a cautionary tale about pride. It is about an old man who is past his prime and down on his luck who isn't really better off in the end than in the beginning. However, it does illustrate an old way of life and the type of hard work and dignity of those who live it. "

— Excellent Reading (5 out of 5 stars)