by Monica Ali · Caderno · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789724149714
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«Alentejo Blue» is the novel by Monica Ali, published by Caderno in paperback (272 pages, in Portuguese).
Set in Mamarrosa, a village in the Alentejo, the novel brings together locals, expatriates and tourists around Vasco's café. Some see the village as a refuge and others as a place to flee from; meanwhile, the announced return of an absent son stirs jealousy, passions and disappointments among the neighbours.
The original work was published in 2006 and this Portuguese edition in 2007.
For readers of literary fiction who enjoy ensemble stories set in rural Portugal.
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 In 2003, she was selected as one of the "Best of Young British Novelists" by Granta based on her unpublished manuscript; her debut novel, Brick Lane, was published later that year.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.
