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Ocean Sea (Italian: Oceano mare) is a 1993 novel by the Italian writer Alessandro Baricco. Its narrative revolves around the lives of a group of people gathered at a remote seaside hotel. The novel won the Viareggio Prize.
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- contemporarynostalgic
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
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- Author
- Alessandro Baricco
- First published
- 1993
- Pages
- 235
- Publisher
- BSGPRESS, Hamish Hamilton, Anagrama
- Editions
- 26
- Language
- Italian, German, French, Russian
- ISBN
- 9780140288025
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“Sable ä perte de vue, entre les derniéres collines et la mer — la mer — dans l'air froid d'un apres-midi presque terminé, et béni par le vent qui souffle toujours du nord.”
Alessandro Baricco (Torino, 25 gennaio 1958) è uno scrittore, drammaturgo, sceneggiatore, autore televisivo, critico musicale, conduttore televisivo e conduttore radiofonico italiano, vincitore del Premio Viareggio nel 1993. ---------- Alessandro Baricco (Turin, 25 January 1958) is an Italian writer, playwright, screenwriter, television author, music critic, television presenter and radio presenter, winner of the Viareggio Prize in 1993.
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