Ernest Hemingway 
Old Man and the Sea 

Having gone 84 days without catching a fish, Santiago is seen by his fellow fisherman as having salao, the worst kind of unluckiness that a fisherman can have. But Santiago, who has fished the waters of the Gulf Stream for a lifetime, believes his luck is about to change, and so ventures out to fish farther than ever before.But when he hooks an enormous marlin, Santiago gets more than he bargained for, as he is forced into a battle for his very life when the powerful fish attracts the attention of a school of sharks.