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Word: manolin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1952-1952
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Good Luck. The scene is Cuba. The old man, a widower, lives alone in a small shack near the harbor. He makes his living as a fisherman, but for 84 consecutive days he has failed to bring in a single fish. His helper, a young boy named Manolin, who is devoted to him and whom the old man loves, has been forced by his family to leave the unlucky old man and find work on a more successful boat. But the boy still brings him bait and food. Gnarled and bone weary, the old man can only doze and dream...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Clean & Straight | 9/8/1952 | See Source »

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