Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea

I needed some beach/boat reading over our vacation to Florida and the Caribbean, and this classic Caribbean tale was one of my choices. And it didn't disappoint. I was surprised yet again by the power of Hemingway's prose and the texture of his characters. This tale of an epic battle between man and fish, or maybe, between man and life, rewards repeated readings. This book is truly a classic of American literature and provides a great opportunity to ponder the questions of our identity: Who am I? How do I know it? How do I become who I am?