Italian Shoes

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Italian Shoes is a contemplative novel by Henning Mankell about an aging former surgeon living in isolation on a Swedish island who is forced to confront his past when figures from his earlier life unexpectedly reappear.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
author Henning Mankell NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Sweden
genre contemplative fiction
literary fiction
hasCharacter Harriet NERFINISHED
Jansson NERFINISHED
Louise NERFINISHED
hasSequel The Swedish Cavalier NERFINISHED
literaryPeriod 21st-century literature
mainCharacter Frederik Welin NERFINISHED
motif island life
physical disability
winter landscape
narrativePerspective first-person narration
notableFor introspective portrayal of an aging man in isolation
originalLanguage Swedish
protagonistOccupation former surgeon
publisher Leopard Förlag NERFINISHED
setting Swedish island
settingCountry Sweden NERFINISHED
theme aging
confronting the past
forgiveness
guilt
isolation
memory
redemption
workOf Henning Mankell NERFINISHED

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Henning Mankell notableWork Italian Shoes