Ernest Hemingway's most famous work, the novella for which he received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. The story takes place in a small Cuban village near Havana, from where the old fisherman Santiago goes out to hunt alone. After a long unsuccessful period, he catches the biggest fish of his life, with which he leads an exciting, if ultimately tragic, fight. An allegorical story about the indomitability of human will, about the invincibility of human endeavor, about man's relationship with nature and other creatures. The book became a symbol of courage and love for the sea.