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The Old Man and the Sea

Paperback • 2016 • 1. edition

The Old Man and the Sea

By Anthony Smith

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About the book

Octogenarian Anthony Smith's journey was originally inspired by both the Kontiki Expedition of Thor Heyerdahl (who he knew) and the incredible story of the survivors of a 1940 boat disaster, who spent 70 days adrift in the Atlantic, eventually reaching land emaciated and close to death. While this might sound like a voyage no-one would wish to emulate, to octogenarian Anthony Smith it sounded like an adventure, and he placed a typically straightforward advertisement in the Telegraph that read "F...Show more

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ISBN

9781472121134

Publisher

Little, Brown Book Group

Published year

2016

Language

Edition

1

Original title

The Old Man and the Sea

Format

Paperback

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