是美國20世紀最著名的作家,出生於伊利諾州。他高中畢業後就進入地方報社擔任記者。1923年起,海明威陸續發表了許多作品,其中以《太陽依舊升起》(The Sun Also Rises, 1926)、《戰地鐘聲》(For Whom the Bell Tolls, 1940)、《老人與海》(The Old Man and the Sea, 1952)最為人所熟知。其中《老人與海》分別在1953年及1954年為他拿下普利茲獎和諾貝爾文學獎。
Chapter One The Worst Kind of Luck 極度的厄運
Chapter Two Far Out to Sea 深入遠洋
Chapter Three The Battle Begins 搏鬥的開始
Chapter Four An Even Fight 公平的戰鬥
Chapter Five Shark Attack 鯊魚的攻擊
Chapter Six The Final Battle 最後的戰役
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