The ice-cream makers / Ernest van der Kwast ; translated from Dutch by Laura Vroomen.
Language: English Original language: Dutch Publication details: Brunswick, Victoria : Scribe Publications, 2016.Description: 266 pages ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781925321203
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| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Fiction | VAN | Available | 065272 |
A novel.
First published in Dutch as 'De ijsmakers' in 2015 by De Bezige Bij, Amsterdam.
"In the far north of Italy lies the valley of the ice-cream makers: about a dozen villages where, for generations, people have specialised in making ice cream. Giuseppe Talamini claims it was actually invented here. Every spring his family sets off for the ice-cream parlour in Rotterdam, returning to the mountains only in winter. Eldest son Giovanni Talamini decides to break with this tradition by pursuing a literary career. But then one day his younger brother Luca approaches him with a highly unusual request. Now Giovanni faces a dilemma: serve the family's interests one last time or choose his own path in life, once and for all." -- back cover.
Text in English.
