false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255954484m/5660487.jpg 5660487 11 <P>From the prizewinning "master of atmosphere" (<I>Boston Globe</I>) comes the surprising and affecting story of a man well past middle age who suddenly finds himself on the threshold of renewal. Living on a tiny island entirely surrounded by ice during the long winter months, Fredrik Welin is so lost to the world that he cuts a hole in the ice every morning and lowers himself into the freezing water to remind himself that he is alive. Haunted by memories of the terrible mistake that drove him to this island and away from a successful career as a surgeon, he lives in a stasis so complete an anthill grows undisturbed in his living room. When an unexpected visitor alters his life completely, thus begins an eccentric, elegiac journey--one that shows Mankell at the very height of his powers as a novelist. A deeply human tale of loss and redemption, <I>Italian Shoes </I> is a testament to the unpredictability of life, which breeds hope even in the face of tragedy. 1482030 2006 Italian Shoes: A Novel total:112|5:30|4:44|3:28|2:5|1:5| 112 425 183 34 5660487 1595584366 9781595584366 65 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255954484m/5660487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5660487.Italian_Shoes_A_Novel 5 0 false Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 05:54:33 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 06:04:48 -0700 2009 The Boston Globe calls Henning Mankell the "master of atmosphere." This sense of atmosphere is what keeps me reading his Kurt Wallander mysteries, set in Sweden. This book, Italian Shoes, is not a Kurt Wallander mystery; however, it contains many of the elements of the Wallander series: a ...more...]]> 5660487 1595584366 9781595584366 65 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255954484m/5660487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5660487.Italian_Shoes_A_Novel 4 0 false Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 20:28:46 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 20:42:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5660487 1595584366 9781595584366 65 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255954484m/5660487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5660487.Italian_Shoes_A_Novel 5 1 false Mon Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 11:33:54 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 11:43:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3875045 9789049510744 6 3 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239444003m/3875045.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3875045.Italiaanse_schoenen 4 0 false Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 03:00:17 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 09:47:38 -0700 2009 once When then suddenly Harriët arrived, out of the blue she is standing on the ice with a walking aid, a tip of the veile was lifted. It turned out he left her ...more...]]> 1490778 3552054154 9783552054158 20 4 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184186959m/1490778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1490778.Die_italienischen_Schuhe 5 1 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 23 18:13:43 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 18:20:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6337149 1846550998 9781846550997 6 2 3.79 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6337149-italian-shoes 5 0 true Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 05:50:39 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 05:43:13 -0700 2009 Product Description
Once a successful surgeon, Frederick Welin now lives in self-imposed exile on an island in the Swedish archipelago. Nearly twelve years have passed since he was disgraced for attempting to cover up a tragic mishap on the operating table. One morning in the depths of winter, ...more...]]> 5660487 1595584366 9781595584366 65 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255954484m/5660487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5660487.Italian_Shoes_A_Novel 5 0 false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 07:59:09 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 08:31:45 -0800 2009
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Marvelous. Just marvelous. As so often when reading Mankell, I found myself reading late into the night. While this book about a man torn from a long self...more...]]> 1490778 3552054154 9783552054158 20 4 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184186959m/1490778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1490778.Die_italienischen_Schuhe 5 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 27 19:04:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jan 31 16:37:28 -0800 2008 http://www.bokus.com/b/917343129X.html

Det är den första Mankellroman som inte handlar om Wallander som jag läst på svenska. ...more...]]> 5660487 1595584366 9781595584366 65 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255954484m/5660487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5660487.Italian_Shoes_A_Novel 5 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 20:11:54 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 20:18:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5660487 1595584366 9781595584366 65 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255954484m/5660487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5660487.Italian_Shoes_A_Novel 5 0 false Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 07:07:59 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 16:04:52 -0800 2009
It's a novel about life, love and death, and coming to terms ...more...]]> 5660487 1595584366 9781595584366 65 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255954484m/5660487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5660487.Italian_Shoes_A_Novel 5 0 false Tue Aug 25 15:49:59 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 15:55:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5660487 1595584366 9781595584366 65 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255954484m/5660487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5660487.Italian_Shoes_A_Novel 4 0 false Thu Jul 02 15:06:20 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 15:16:02 -0700 2009 http://www.flickr.com/photos/romap/33128...more...]]> 5660487 1595584366 9781595584366 65 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255954484m/5660487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5660487.Italian_Shoes_A_Novel 3 0 false Sat Nov 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 05:52:42 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 05:52:42 -0800 2009
The main character is over 65 - this adds something as far as I'm concerned. Old(er) people ca...more...]]> 5660487 1595584366 9781595584366 65 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255954484m/5660487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5660487.Italian_Shoes_A_Novel 5 0 false Sun Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 17:37:25 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 17:39:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5660487 1595584366 9781595584366 65 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255954484m/5660487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5660487.Italian_Shoes_A_Novel 4 0 false Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 03:55:59 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 05:27:12 -0700 2009 5660487 1595584366 9781595584366 65 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255954484m/5660487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5660487.Italian_Shoes_A_Novel 5 0 false Fri Jul 03 07:31:24 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 07:31:24 -0700 2009 5660487 1595584366 9781595584366 65 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255954484m/5660487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5660487.Italian_Shoes_A_Novel 3 0 false Fri Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 10:18:11 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 10:20:14 -0700 2009 5660487 1595584366 9781595584366 65 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255954484m/5660487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5660487.Italian_Shoes_A_Novel 4 0 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 01:01:20 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 01:18:50 -0700 2009 5660487 1595584366 9781595584366 65 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255954484m/5660487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5660487.Italian_Shoes_A_Novel 4 0 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 08:11:20 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 08:13:12 -0700 2009 5660487 1595584366 9781595584366 65 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255954484m/5660487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5660487.Italian_Shoes_A_Novel 4 0 false Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 20:36:58 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 16:30:42 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5660487