{"product_id":"ocean-sea-paperback","title":"Ocean Sea - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlessandro Baricco\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Exotic...erotic... \u003cb\u003eOcean Sea\u003c\/b\u003e is highly romantic and breathtakingly lyrical.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003cb\u003eSilk\u003c\/b\u003e, his first novel to appear in English, Alessandro Baricco immediately proved himself to be a magical storyteller. With \u003cb\u003eOcean Sea\u003c\/b\u003e, he has been acclaimed as the successor to Italo Calvino, and a major voice in modern literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eOcean Sea\u003c\/b\u003e, Alessandro Baricco presents a hypnotizing postmodern fable of human malady--psychological, existential, erotic--and the sea as a means of deliverance. At the Almayer Inn, a remote shoreline hotel, an artist dips his brush in a cup of ocean water to paint a portrait of the sea. A scientist pens love letters to a woman he has yet to meet. An adulteress searches for relief from her proclivity to fall in love. And a sixteen-year-old girl seeks a cure from a mysterious condition which science has failed to remedy. When these people meet, their fates begin to interact as if by design. Enter a mighty tempest and a ghostly mariner with a thirst for vengeance, and the Inn becomes a place where destiny and desire battle for the upper hand. Playful, provocative, and ultimately profound, \u003cb\u003eOcean Sea\u003c\/b\u003e is a novel of striking originality and wisdom.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eExotic...erotic... Ocean Sea is highly romantic and breathtakingly lyrical.--\"The New York Times Book Review \u003cbr\u003eWith Silk, his first novel to appear in English, Alessandro Baricco immediately proved himself to be a magical storyteller. With Ocean Sea, he has been acclaimed as the successor to Italo Calvino, and a major voice in modern literature. \u003cbr\u003eIn Ocean Sea, Alessandro Baricco presents a hypnotizing postmodern fable of human malady--psychological, existential, erotic--and the sea as a means of deliverance. At the Almayer Inn, a remote shoreline hotel, an artist dips his brush in a cup of ocean water to paint a portrait of the sea. A scientist pens love letters to a woman he has yet to meet. An adulteress searches for relief from her proclivity to fall in love. And a sixteen-year-old girl seeks a cure from a mysterious condition which science has failed to remedy. When these people meet, their fates begin to interact as if by design. Enter a mighty tempest and a ghostly mariner with a thirst for vengeance, and the Inn becomes a place where destiny and desire battle for the upper hand. Playful, provocative, and ultimately profound, Ocean Sea is a novel of striking originality and wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlessandro Baricco has won numerous literary awards in Italy and France. He lives in Turin, Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 27, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758971126048,"sku":"9780375703959","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6d57283735fbaec43c036e874f1cf99a.webp?v=1780140239","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ocean-sea-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}