Lelaki Tua dan Laut

Tittle                           : Lelaki Tua dan Laut

Author                         : Ernest Hemingway

Publisher                    : PT SerambiI lmu Semesta
Year of Publication   : May 2009 First Edition

                           Second mold July 2009

                           Third mold November 2009

Translated from The Old Man and The Sea published by Collier, New York, 1986
Translators                  : Yuni Kristianingsih Pramudhaningrat
Page of Book              : 145 Pages

A highly motivating book readers. The Old Man and The Sea tells the story of an old man's struggle to catch a Marlin fish. He is Santiago. Previously he was fishing along with boys in 84 days without a break but failed to get the Marlin fish. However, Santiago struggles to get the Marlin was not stop in there, the old man did’nt give up. This is the real struggle, begins when Santiago sailing alone. He fought against his own mind between the mind to give up and fight. Despite, he must confronted many obstacles in the middle of the sea. Finally, Marlin get caught that weights approximately twice the size body of Santiago.

As our lives, this book provides an awareness that a success in getting through hard and long journey; and full of challenges. The story of the struggle Santiago highly inspire us to always endeavor and hard work, and never give up in getting success. This short story is the translation of literary works translated very well and beautiful premises with an appropriate choice of words and make this short story easily understood by the reader. With inspiring stories and has a beautiful writing make The Old Man and the sea into a short story of the legendary and deserves to be appreciated.

This novel is the best work of Ernest Hemingway, the legendary American author and winner of the Nobel Prize of literature, as well as his last novel published during his lifetime.