LE SECRET DE L'ILE AUX BIENHEUREUX

by SANDEMOSE

160pages. 21x13x1cm. Broché.

Paperback

Published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Moushine Zahr · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the first author I've read from Scandinavian author Sandemose. The general story resembles a children's fable story mixed with Pirates of the Carribean. The story is set in the 16th century in England and in a carribean island near the New World. At first, it is confusing to follow the story because the leading characters change from chapter to the next, from one sub-story to the next one. The motives and underlying messages of these sub-stories change and are different. However, everything comes together and is clear toward the end. The author changed several times the leading characterS and their stories to reflect on what is important in life for each person and why. The main purpose of the entire story is to show that despite all the troubles of the world, money, gold and power are not what are most important in life, but family. It is something most understood when we loose them and greater happiness if we recover them.