The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Cuba, and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction written by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. I read this book while still quite young I was taken away into the scene by this wonderful story writer. There is a different version of it floating around that is not so kind as this great write. Thanks Mr Hemingway.