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Italian Shoes   Author Henning Mankell Original title Italienska skor Translator Laurie Thompson Country Sweden Language Swedish Genre(s) Genre fiction Publisher Harvill Secker Publication date 2006 Media type Print (Hardcover, Paperback) ISBN ISBN 978-1-84655-099-7 (Eng. trans.) Italian Shoes is a 2006 novel by Swedish writer Henning Mankell. The English translation is by Laurie Thompson and in contrast with Mankell's other well-known novels has been written in the first person.[1] Plot summary Set around the year 2004, the novel focusses on Fredrik Welin, once a successful orthopaedic surgeon forced to retire early from his profession career. He has retreated to a tiny, remote island in the Stockholm archipelago which he has inherited from his grandparents and is now the sole inhabitant. The island is normally surrounded for at least half the year by thick sea ice which adds to the sense of solitude. Fredrik lives a reclusive and somewhat austere lifestyle in a run-down house, enjoying few luxuries. Welin's only companions are his aged cat and dog. The postman, Jansson is the one regular visitor to the island. Despite this Welin has never become particularly sociable with Jensson. In fact he displays little sympathy for the postman’s frequent requests to be treated for his medical concerns and has privately diagnosed Jensson as suffering from mild hypochondria.[2] One cold winter's day Welin spies a figure out on the ice, struggling to make their way on foot towards his island. This unanticipated encounter leads to a surprising revelation and a journey not only across Sweden, but also back to his childhood and early adult life. The unfolding events force him to confront painful memories from his past, which until now isolation on his island has enabled him to remain largely immune from. Fredrik also seeks to address the regrets he has about the unfortunate incident which led to his enforced retirement The key theme of the novel concern the dilemmas faced by those experiencing aging and death, both at first hand and through others close to them. A secondary theme emerging is the impact of poverty and destitution on an individual's life chances. References ^ Mankell novels on Harvil Secker website Retrieved 18 April 2010 ^ Henning Mankell novel summaries from Official Henning Mankell website Accessed 18 April 2010 External links Official Henning Mankell website