THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA Ernest Hemingway CHARLTON HESTON Caedmon Audio VTG 1998

Used like new THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA Ernest Hemingway CHARLTON HESTON "This recording was nominated for a Grammy in 1977, and it's easy to see why... A novella, The Old Man and the Sea tells the story of an old fisherman, Santiago, and his long lusty struggle with a prized fish. In experiencing this story, we see that his struggle isn't so much over one fish, but the act of living fully, actively, robustly. Charlton Heston is marvelous in this recording with his voice adding a quality and texture to Hemingway's words that will engage listeners completely. ERNEST HEMINGWAY (1899-1961) was one of the expatriate writers of Paris along with F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, and others. He fought in the Spanish Civil War and wrote: A Farewell to Arms For Whom the Bell Tolls A Moveable Feast The Sun Also Rises