Title
George Sisler, Manolin’s Age, and Hemingway’s Use of Baseball
Document Type
Article
Annotation
Close reading of the “great Sisler’s father” passage in The Old Man and the Sea considering Hemingway’s habit of conflating historical facts to fit his artistic purposes. Argues that the passage alone should not be relied upon to determine Manolin’s exact age.
Published in
Hemingway Review
Volume
14
Issue
1
Date
Fall 1994
Pages
79-83
COinS
Citation
Losada, Luis A. “George Sisler, Manolin’s Age, and Hemingway’s Use of Baseball.” Hemingway Review 14, no. 1 (Fall 1994): 79-83.