The old man and the sea - Hemingway.

I remember watching the film on TV as a child, and read the book soon after. many years later I got another copy of the book and read it cover to cover in one sitting. Tried to find a copy on DVD, without much success - even ended up getting the 1990 version with Anthony Quinn (nowhere as good as the original)
I eventually managed to track down a copy, the back cover had Korean writing on it - and the title was "The old man and the SAE", I wondered who he was writing to.

Still read the book regularly, and still love it.