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The Old Man and the Sea
- Narrated by: Donald Sutherland
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
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Summary
Written in 1952, this hugely successful novella confirmed Hemingway's power and presence in the literary world and played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature.
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- Audie Award Finalist, Solo Narration - Male, 2007
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- Vera
- 18-04-12
Sutherland is very monotonous
The reading of narrator Donald Sutherland is very monotonous. It is difficult to listen to a longer periods of time.
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- Kindle Customer
- 05-01-17
great reading of greater work
loved the reading. it put me right there in the skiff with the old man. get this you will not regret it
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- Andrew
- 31-01-17
A truly beautiful story
Perfectly matched to the rich voice of Donald Sutherland, this is a wonderfully detailed and incredibly moving narration of the old man and the sea. Hemingway's descriptive style is memorising.
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- jimmmy
- 05-08-16
Spread as a curtain
Age experience resignation hope acceptance brotherhood are all masterfully crafted together by this genius author.
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- Mrs S Maure
- 31-01-16
Just wonderful....
The endurance and persistence of the human spirit, the injustice and brutality of life, facing mortality, take your pick! A classic, economically written and melodically and soothingly narrated.
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- Kieran McCormack
- 04-01-15
Emotional
Narrator exactly captured what I felt on first reading 50 years ago.Looking forward to more from Mr.Sutherland.Death in the Afternoon?
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- Joseph
- 27-09-14
I love Hemingway
Where does The Old Man and the Sea rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
I've only recently started getting into Hemingway, but this is my favourite book of his to date.
I struggle paying attention to literature with audiobooks, but the length and pace of the book made this idea for me.
What about Donald Sutherland’s performance did you like?
Really well read, he really engaged me in the journey.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes, and I would have if I had known in advance and picked a suitable time. Instead I was forced to put it down at several points and I found that I was always slowly approaching my final destination to hear a bit more.
Any additional comments?
Great story, but then it is Hemingway, so you knew that already.
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- A. Mcdermott
- 16-10-16
essential.
incredible and compelling, heartbreaking and beautiful. Sutherland is magnificent in telling the classic the of an old man facing his beloved foe
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-09-12
A classic and it's clear why
I struggle to find time to read with two small children around but I listened to this in one sitting. Fantastic storytelling.
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- Dr RE Hodgson
- 14-03-24
Hemingway has been a long-time goal
This read was just incredibly evocative. I could almost feel myself in the boat at sea. The quality of Hemingway's prose was given true voice by the reading.
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