Die schwedischen Gummistiefel

Since Fredrik Welin, a surgeon, made a medical error, he has been living alone on a remote island in Sweden. After the fire that destroyed his house, he has lost almost everything. Only a few people remain close to him: Jansson, the retired postman; journalist Lisa Modin, whom he falls in love with; and his daughter Louise, who is pregnant and lives in Paris. When she is taken into custody due to a theft, she calls for his help. While he negotiates her release in Paris, he learns that another house is already on fire in the archipelago. Mankell's last novel, the sequel to the bestseller "Italian Shoes," is a very personal book that evokes the possibility of human closeness in the face of loneliness, aging, and death.