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Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea (1952)
The Old Man and the Sea reestablished Ernest Hemingway's reputation as one of the world's greatest writers. In fact, this Pulitzer Prize winner was specifically cited when its author won the Nobel Prize in 1954 for "his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in The Old Man and the Sea and for the influence that he has exerted on contemporary style." Some critics, however, claimed it was the worst book Hemingway had ever written, and that it read as a parody of the author's famously spare prose. Despite the controversy, Hemingway's economical style has undeniably influenced countless writers who came after him. |