Which Hemingway novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953?

The Hemingway novel that won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953 was The Old Man and the Sea. Published in 1952, this short novel follows Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles for days to land a giant marlin in the Gulf Stream.

The book marked a major return to critical and commercial success for Hemingway after the poor reception of his previous novel, Across the River and into the Trees. Life magazine published the complete work in September 1952, and Charles Scribner's Sons released it as a book shortly afterward. It quickly became an international bestseller.

The Pulitzer was awarded on May 4, 1953. The Old Man and the Sea was Hemingway's first Pulitzer, despite earlier nominations or serious consideration for works including A Farewell to Arms and For Whom the Bell Tolls. The novella was also the only specific work cited when Hemingway received the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature.