Santiago, an old solitary fisherman whom others consider unlucky, will fight his greatest and perhaps final battle with the great marlin off the coast of Cuba. He will use all his skill, intellect, and artistry.

The battle will last three days, and Santiago will emerge victorious. When late on the third night he returns to the harbor, next to his small boat will float only the white bones of the enormous fish that the sharks devoured on their way.

A significant moment in world literature, one of the unparalleled works of the great Nobel Prize-winning author, perhaps the most important text ever written about the relationship between man and nature.