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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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Editions

22 editions · 6 languages
  • Paperback · English · 2000
    Ocean Sea
    Vintage · 256 pages · 9780375703959
  • Hardcover · English · 1999
    Ocean Sea
    Alfred A. Knopf · 241 pages · 9780375404238
  • Paperback · English · 1999
    Ocean Sea
    Hamish Hamilton · 241 pages · 9780241140727
  • Other · English · 2019
    Ocean Sea
    Canongate Books · 9781786896438
  • Other · English · 2013
    Ocean Sea
    Canongate Books · 9781782111610
  • Other · English · 2009
    Ocean Sea
    Canongate Books · 9781847671363
Italian fictionTranslations into EnglishPsychological fictionFictionOceanSeashoreResortsFate and fatalism