Ocean Sea (novel)

Ocean Sea
First edition (Italian)
AuthorAlessandro Baricco
Original titleOceano mare
TranslatorAlastair McEwen
LanguageItalian
PublisherRizzoli editore
Publication date
1993
Publication placeItaly
Published in English
1999
Pages226
ISBN88-17-66043-4

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 book is divided into three chapters: Locanda Almayer (Almayer Inn), Il ventre del mare (The Belly of the Sea), and I canti del ritorno (The Songs of the Return). The novel won the Viareggio Prize.