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After World War I, Barnes, an American young man living in Paris, worked as a reporter for a newspaper and fell in love with Mrs. Ashley from England. Due to being injured in the war and losing his sexual ability, Barnes has never been able to truly combine with Mrs. Ashley. He often drowns his sorrows in alcohol and tries to forget the pain under anesthesia, but to no avail. The two went to Spain with a group of friends to participate in the bullfighting festival. Mrs. Ashley, who is romantic and pleasure-seeking by nature, fell in love with Romero, a much younger bullfighter. Although Mrs. Ashley ended her relationship with Romero and returned to Barnes, they both knew in their hearts that they could never truly be together.

The old fisherman Santiago went to sea for eighty-four days without catching anything. The little boy Manolin who followed him also had to go to another fishing boat, but he did not despair. On the eighty-fifth day, Santiago finally caught a big fish, "it looked like more than fifteen hundred pounds." After being dragged by the big fish and sailing for two days and two nights, and after a difficult struggle, he finally killed the big fish and started to return. However, the blood shed by the big fish attracted many sharks one after another. With no food and no helpers, Santiago tenaciously killed one shark after another. But when he finally returned to the harbor, all that was left of his hard-earned big fish was the wreckage.

This book collects twenty of the author's best short stories and short stories, including immortal chapters such as "The Snows of Kilimanjaro", "Soldier's Home" and "An African Story". These works allow readers to fully appreciate the great charm of the author's short stories and short stories, which are exciting and long-lasting to read. They have created the image of a "tough guy", and many works reflect "elegance under pressure." "People can be eliminated, but they cannot be defeated." This brave and fearless spirit runs through many works. Simple and clear dialogues, intricate plots, and intriguing stories attract readers into the author's unique literary world.