- Title
- Hemingway
- Author/Creator
- Mario Vargas Llosa
- Publication Details
- Salmagundi, Vol.128/129, pp.42-47
- Annotation
- Explores the subtext of The Old Man and the Sea, attributing its endurance to the underlying theme of stoic courage and a transformative code, both of which lend universal meaning to the realist narrative. Recounts the story s sources, including an anecdote from Hemingway s skipper aboard the Pilar and an outline from a previously published Esquire article. Llosa argues that Hemingway s mastery of structure and technique allows the story to move from anecdote to archetype.
- Academic Unit
- Hemingway Bibliography
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Record Identifier
- 991015132066903691
Journal article
Hemingway
Salmagundi, Vol.128/129, pp.42-47
2000
Appears in Hemingway Bibliography
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