BOOK REVIEW 

THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA

 

 

This is an absolutely amazing book. It contains all the information about an old fisherman's life and a guy who helped and motivated him in order not to surrender in spite of the fact that the old man hadn't caught any fish.

This book lets you see a different point of view about the life and the possibilities to interpret it, as if you put yourself in each other positions, besides, the book teach you how to solve the problems when you are surrendered and it doesn't matter what anyone says about you, because you are sure of yourself.

This is a completely different experience because it shows you another perception of living by the sea; so it's more likely to be persistent when you have made an effort and it's less likely to be persistent when you haven't done anything to get your goals.

 

 

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Ernest Hemingway by his closest friends

 

Some friends talk about their memories with Hemingway. They remember that Ernest loved fishing in the Caribbean, specifically in Bahamas where he stayed for a long time there. He also liked drinking some alcoholic beverages by his friends and the writing in a house by the sea. Besides, his closest friends showed some places where he used to stay to get an inspiration even where this magical world created by this wonderful writer finished because of a shotgun who helped to his suicide. 

 

Do you know Ernest Hemingway spoke Spanish? It´s awesome, isn´t it?. So, this is an interview after winning the Nobel Prize. Sorry, but this interview was made by a Latin american journalist. Hemingway is Reading a citation of the book "The Old Man and the Sea" specifically at the beginning. What´s your opinion about his acquisition of the Nobel Prize.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZmjoE6y168

ERNEST HEMINGWAY

(1899-1961)

 

 

He had been one of the most important writers during the 20th century literature. His writing style was defined as one restrained, also adding some drama and the integration of the social and historical contexts of his period.

He started being a simple journalist, however he started a military career which was a mayfly one because this writer joined to the army for fighting in the First World War defending his nation, The United States, of course as a ambulance driver. But, he was seriously injured by a bullet therefore he had to come back to the United States. Sadly, Ernest take up his journalism career again. He made some reports about the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War.

He admited his journalism career helped him to improve his narrative skills because he got a critical style.

His book Men without Women, written in 1927 launched him to the fame, because, this story showed something new, that´s to say, a style which consisted of a story less explicit, what made the readers to think the hidden details. Actually, his whole literary works were composed of heroes stories which told about the defense of the honor in middle of a pressure coming from the people.

 

His most famous works have been The Old Man and the Sea, Men without Women, Party, Goodbye to the Weapons, Have and not to Have, In Our Time and so on.

He decided to kill himself with a hunting shotgun in 1961.

https://www.slideshare.net/secret/9IBEsQu3c1OqKl

http://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/12/books/reading-hemingway-without-guilt.html

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Who said me? This is question game which is a proof that calculates your literary knowledge. Good luck my dear Friends. If you want to play it directly on the web page. I know that isn´t related to the Old Man and the Sea but this is related to the literature and the culture obviously. This is the URL: http://triviar.com/trivial-online/1049/trivia-de-literatura

NOTE: PLEASE DON´T LOOK AT THE ANSWERS ON THE BOTTOM OF THIS UNTIL YOU FINISH THE QUIZ. Taken from: http://triviar.com/trivial-online/1049/trivia-de-literatura

1. ¿Who ins´t Colombian?

a. Mario Benedetti
b. Gabriel García Márquez
c. Mario Mendoza
d. Santiago Gamboa

2. One of these books is based on a Colombian real fact.

a. La ciudadela
b. Satanás
c. El extraño caso de Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde
d. Volar sobre el pantano

3. Who didn´t win the Nobel Prize?

a. Oscar Wilde
b. Herta Müller
c. Gabriel García Márquez
d. Mario Vargas Llosa

4. This isn´t a Garcia Marquez´s work.

a. El amor en los tiempos del cólera
b. Los funerales de Mama Grande
c. Ojos de perro azul
d. Ursúa

5. Who isn´t a character of Mark Twain´s works

a. Tom Sawyer
b. Huckleberry Finn
c. Rebecca Thatcher
d. George Orwell

6. This isn´t a carácter of a police novel.

a. Sherlock Holmes
b. Poirot
c. Allan Quartermain
d. Jean Valjean

7. He wrote Rayuela

a. Rayo Avilan 
b. Jose Saramago
c. Julio Cortázar
d. José Eustasio Rivera

8. By Humberto Eco

a. El trapecista
b. El eco
c. El péndulo de Foucault
d. El código Da Vinci

9. Robert Langdon is the main character of the literary works of this author.

a. Charles Dickens

b. Patrick Fiori

c. Isaac Asimov
d. Dan Brown

10. He wrote El País de la Canela

a. William Ospina
b. Gabriel García Márquez
c. Santiago Gamboa
d. Porfirio Barba Jacob

11. It doesn´t belong to the trilogy Millenium

a. La chica que soñaba con un bidón de gasolina y una caja de cerillos
b. La chica del dragón tatuado
c. La reina en el palacio de las corrientes de aire
d. Los hombres que no querían a las mujeres

12. El Principito was written by:

a. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
b. Nicolás Maquiavelo
c. James Joyce
d. Ray Bradbury

13. Which of these books was the only work of Guissepe Tomasi di Lampedusa

a. El Decamerón
b. El gatopardo
c. El mundo de Sofía
d. La gran fuga

14. The hometown of Jorge Luis Borges

a. Chile
b. España
c. Argentina
d. Colombia

15. Who wrote El Libro de Arena?

a. Honoré de Balzac
b. Jorge Luis Borges
c. Gabriel García Márquez
d. Diomedes Díaz
 
16. Which of these books was written by Victor Hugo:
a. El Conde de Montecristo
b. Los Miserables
c. La Piel de Zapa
d. Volar sobre el Pantano

17. Who of these Colombian writers died when he was 25 years old saying this: "Overtaking to the death, set it an appointment"
a. Andrés Caicedo
b. Mario Mendoza
c. Jorge Garcia Usta
d. William Ospina

18.Which fantastic story appears Dorothy in?
a. Rebellion in the Farm
b. Wizard of Oz
c. The Hobbit
d. Through the mirror

19. Which animal pursues to Alicia when she wanted to go into the Country of Wonderland?
a. A striped cat with a leather of a tiger.
b. A worm
c. A hare
d. A white rabbit

20. MacBeth was written by:
a. John Steinbeck
b. Mark Twain
c. William Shakespeare
d. Rudyard Kipling

That´s it! You have answered the question. Now, according to the number of correct answers, you will receive a grade.

0-5 correct answers: Your knowledge about the literature is minimum. 
6-10 correct answers: It´s possible that you´re a less expert about the literature and you must start to read more. Come on! you can do it!
11-16 correct answers: You have a basic knowledge that could help you to understand better the literature world. However, study more if you want a literature expert!!
17-19 correct answers: That´s good! Not bad! you are a great reader!
20 correct answers: It´s awesome! Where are you from? from Mars? You are a learned person. This makes an interesting and unique person. Congratulations!

 

 ANSWERS 1. Mario Benedetti 2. Satan 3.Oscar Wilde 4. Ursua 5. George Orwell
6. Jean Valjean 7. Julio Cortazar 8. The Foucault´s Pendulum 9. Dan Brown 10. William Ospina 11. The Girl of the Dragon´s tattoing 12. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 13. The Gatopardo 14. Argentina
15. Jorge Luis Borges 16. The Miserables 17. Andres Caicedo 18. The Wizard of Oz 19. A White Rabbit 20. William Shakespeare.