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Winter in Bellapalma

About Winter in Bellapalma

This comic novel by renowned Norwegian writer Jens Bjørneboe follows the exploits of a community of expatriates living off-season in a small Italian fishing village: their lives, loves, and interactions with the locals, including involvement in a dispute between the fishermen and the town fathers who wish to promote the tourist industry. A shorter, lighter read than most of Bjørneboe's work, it nonetheless invokes social commentary with concise portraits of various personality types and the inevitable collision of values in modern life between greed/progress and traditional ways of life.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781642510270
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 168
  • Published:
  • May 24, 2021
  • Edition:
  • Dimensions:
  • 216x140x9 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 200 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: January 5, 2025

Description of Winter in Bellapalma

This comic novel by renowned Norwegian writer Jens Bjørneboe follows the exploits of a community of expatriates living off-season in a small Italian fishing village: their lives, loves, and interactions with the locals, including involvement in a dispute between the fishermen and the town fathers who wish to promote the tourist industry. A shorter, lighter read than most of Bjørneboe's work, it nonetheless invokes social commentary with concise portraits of various personality types and the inevitable collision of values in modern life between greed/progress and traditional ways of life.

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