Reading for Pleasure.
MY FAVORITE BOOK: My favorite book is The Old Man and The Sea. Written by Ernest Miller Hemingway. He was an American writer and journalist, one of the leading novelists and short story writers of the 20th century. His understated style had a great influence on 20th century fiction, while his adventurous life and public image left traces on later generations. It is a fiction book, of genre Novel. Summary of the work: The play takes place in the Gulf Stream - Havana, whose protagonist is Santiago, although everyone calls him The Old Man. Santiago is an elderly fisherman who has not been able to catch anything for 84 days. One fine morning, he decides to go out alone to the sea, where at last, a huge marlin (sailfish similar to swordfish) bites the hook, not without a fight before being captured for good. The fight with the fish lasts three days, in which Santiago remembers his past life. His mind echoes the times when luck was on his side, and he was able to catch a big catch. He ...