by Monica Ali · Black Swan · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780552155472
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«Alentejo Blue» is the contemporary novel by Monica Ali, published by Black Swan in paperback (304 pages, in English).
In Mamarrosa, a village in the Portuguese Alentejo, the lives of residents and visitors intersect in a choral narrative. Teresa longs to escape, the Potts family flees its problems, Vasco mourns his American wife, and an English tourist fantasises about another life. The return of Marco Afonso Rodrigues, the prodigal son, unleashes jealousy, passions and disillusionment.
The first edition of the work appeared in 2006 and this edition was published in 2007. The cover presents Monica Ali as the bestselling author of «Brick Lane».
Recommended for readers of contemporary fiction and for those seeking choral novels with a rural setting.
Monica Ali is a British writer of Bangladeshi and English descent. In 2003, she was selected as one of the "Best of Young British Novelists" by Granta based on her unpublished manuscript; her debut novel, Brick Lane, was published later that year. It was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. It was adapted as a 2007 film of the same name. She has also published four other novels. Her fifth novel, Love Marriage, was published by Virago Press in February 2022 and became an instant Sunday Times bestseller.
