Sepuluh cerita pendek pilihan dalam buku ini merupakan karya-karya terbaik Hemingway, pemenang hadiah nobel di bidang sastra karena keahliannya menguasai seni bercerita dalam prosa modern, dan pemenang hadiah Pulitzer. Tema-tema yang dipilihnya adalah tentang kepahlawanan, cinta, kehampaan hidup, kematian dengan tokoh-tokoh yang kadang-kadang tampak naif, konyol, atau pengecut.
The last of his novels Ernest Hemingway saw published, The Old Man and the Sea has proved itself to be one of the most enduring works of American fiction. The story of a down-on-his-luck Cuban fisherman and his supreme ordeal--a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream--has been cherished by generations of readers. Hemingway takes the timeless themes of coura…
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