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The Old Man and the Sea. Text.

2007-11-18T09:45:00.001-08:00

The Old Man and the Sea. Short summary.

2007-11-18T09:31:00.000-08:00

The Old Man and the Sea is a novella by Ernest Hemingway written in Cuba in 1951 and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction to be produced by Hemingway and published in his lifetime. It is noteworthy in twentieth century fiction, and reaffirms Hemingway's worldwide literary prominence.
The Old Man and the Sea led to numerous awards for Hemingway, including the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The author also earned the Award of Merit Medal for the Novel from the American Academy of Letters. The most prestigiously award became the Nobel Prize in Literature which came 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."

The Summary
The story centers upon an aging Cuban fisherman named Santiago who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. The fish is so strong that after swallowing the bait it pulls the boat far from the shore. Two days and two nights pass in this struggle. Santiago, completely worn out and almost in delirium, uses all the strength he had left in him to pull the fish onto its side and stab the marlin with a harpoon, thereby ending the long battle between the old man and the tenacious fish. While Santiago continues his journey back to the shore, sharks are attracted to the trail of blood left by the marlin in the water. By night, the sharks gnaw round the marlin leaving only its skeleton. The old man castigates himself for sacrificing the marlin, because heretofore he named the fish his brother, but the desire to catch the giant marlin was so strong that he couldn’t stop himself. Having reached the shore with the only marlin’s skeleton, he slumps onto his bed and enters a very deep sleep.

For more information visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Man_and_the_Sea ,
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2007-11-18T07:37:00.000-08:00

Biography of

Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Nicknaming himself "Papa" while still in his 20s, he was part of the 1920s expatriate community in Paris known as "the Lost Generation", as described in his memoir A Moveable Feast. He led a turbulent social life, was married four times and allegedly had multiple extra-marital relationships over many years. For a serious writer, he achieved a rare cult-like popularity during his lifetime. Hemingway received thePulitzer Prize in 1953 for The Old Man and the Sea. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. During his later life, Hemingway suffered from increasing physical and mental problems. In July 1961, following an ill-advised and premature release from a mental hospital where he'd been treated for severe depression, he committed suicide at his home in Ketchum, Idaho with a shotgun.
Hemingway's distinctive writing style is characterized by economy and understatement. It had a significant influence on the development of twentieth-century fiction writing. His protagonists are typically stoic males who exhibit an ideal described as "grace under pressure." Many of his works are now considered canonical in American literature.

For more information visit : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway

Self-presentation.Natasha

2007-11-14T04:53:00.000-08:00

Hey, everybody!!!

My name is Natalia Vorobieva, I'm a second-year student at Lomonosov Moscow State University,Faculty of Foreign Languages. I'm very interested in crosscultural communication.

Now I have to say something about myself...Sometimes It's very hard to introduce myself,so I dont know where to start.

I'm a person who is positive about every aspect of life. There are many things I like to do,to see and to experience,I like to read,I like to write,I like to think,I like to dream. I like to look at the clouds in the sky with a blank mind.I like flowers in spring, rain in summer, leaves in autumn, and snow in winter. I like to be alone and to be surrounded by people, I like good books and romantic movies. I like nature and people. And, I like to laugh...So,thats me! Nice to meet you)

Self-presentation. Arina.

2007-11-03T07:15:00.000-07:00

Hello, everyone!

I'm one of the two creators of this blog.
This is my first experience with blogs, so i feel very excited about this. From my point of view the idea to use modern technology in studying languages (or any other subject) is really great! We sould use the progress for our advantage and i consider that this practice of blogging in educational programme will develope from day to day.
So I'd like to thank Anna Vladimirovna for her interesting and modern way of teaching.
And now it's tine to introduse myself...
My name is Arina and i'm a second-year student of the Department of Foreign Languages and Area Studies at Lomonosov Moscow State University. Actually, everytime i have a task to say a few words about my interests i don't know what to say, because i think that every person changes very quickly with every day and his/her interests change as well. But i will have a try.
My recent interests cover crosscultural communication, studying foreign languages, exploring mentalities of different nations and everything that is conected with my future profession. In everyday life i'm fond of going out somewhere to the cinema/theatre/nightclub or some cafe or restaurant with my friends to relax and to escape from my everyday problems.
So...That's me! Nice to meet you!;-)

My contacts:
e-mail: arina.ru@bk.ru
ICQ: 275375379

"The Old Man and the Sea" animation, part 2

2007-11-02T12:25:00.001-07:00

"The Old Man and the Sea" award-winning animation, part 1

2007-11-02T12:20:00.000-07:00

Hello, everyone!
First of all we would like to say that we are very much pleased that you have visited this blog. The aim of our work in it is to research one of the most famous
works by Ernest Miller Hemingway - "The Old Man and the Sea". It is a novella written in Cuba in 1951 and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction to be produced by Hemingway and published in his lifetime.
The story is very exciting, touching and it really worths reading. In short it centers upon an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin. But behind the events discribed in this story there lies a very deep meaning. So the topic of our project is "Destroyed but not defeated" and it will cover the theme and the levels of meaning in "The Old man and the sea". Moreover we will not only research our main topic, but also we will try to provide you with plenty of information about Hemingway's biography and his creative work, with some links and images conserned with the topic.
So let us begin. Here you will be able to watch an animation film "The Old Man and the Sea" directed by Alexander Petrov. In 1999 he and his work were honoured with "Oscar" for the best animation movie". We enjoyed watching it and we expect you as well to be delighted with this extraordinary work. Enjoy!:-)