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"Q: What was Hemingway's inspiration for The Old Man and the Sea?
A: Gregorio Fuentes, Hemingway's long time fishing companion and first mate of the Pilar, had this to say about his friend's possible inspiration:
'When we went to sea, we found the old man and the sea. We found him adrift on a little boat with a big fish tied there and when Hemingway went to write he wanted to give it a name and I said why don't you name it the old man and the sea.' "