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- Sprache: Englisch
- Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2016
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Italian Shoes by Henning Mankell, which tells the story of a former surgeon who has retired to live in almost total isolation on a remote island. However, one day his world is turned upside down when he meets the former lover he abandoned thirty years earlier. This forces him to confront his past and make amends for his previous actions, ultimately drawing him out of his self-imposed solitude. The novel offers a thought-provoking examination of the regrets of its protagonists, who are now elderly and facing death, as well as the possibilities for forgiveness and change in personal relationships. Henning Mankell was a Swedish novelist, playwright and left-wing activist and social critic. He was best known for his crime writing, and in particular for his series of novels featuring the detective Inspector Kurt Wallander.
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Henning Mankell
Swedish writer
Born in Stockholm in 1948Died in Gothenburg in 2015Notable works:Faceless Killers (1991), novelThe Dogs of Riga (1992), novelItalian Shoes (2006), novelHenning Mankell was born in Sweden in 1948. His mother abandoned him at a very young age, so he was raised by his father, a district judge in Sveg in the north of the country. He travelled from the age of 16, when he started working in the merchant marine. In 1966, he moved to Paris for a year and a half, before finally returning to Stockholm. Shortly after his father’s death in 1973, Mankell realised his dream of travelling to Africa, where he afterwards spent part of his time living. He was a socially committed author, and his work deals with a number of current issues, including violence, racism and AIDS. He is famous all over the world, in particular for his series of detective novels featuring Inspector Kurt Wallander.
Italian Shoes
A man facing his past
Genre: thrillerReference edition: Mankell, H. (2009) Italian Shoes. Trans. Thompson, L. New York: The New Press.First edition: 2006Themes: the past, love, running away, the human condition, mistakes, deathThis novel, which was published in 2006, is, strictly speaking, less a detective novel than a thriller. It is the story of a search for the past. Following what he refers to as “the catastrophe”, the narrator Fredrik has retreated to an island where he is the only inhabitant, along with his cat and dog. His world is turned upside down by the arrival of Harriet, his only love, whom he left without a word thirty years earlier. Fredrik then begins to settle accounts with the past, initially because he is forced to do so by his former lover, and later because he wants to stop running away and start living again. His efforts will earn him a daughter and forgiveness.
