Set in the years following the 1964 independence of the Maltese islands - a definitive turning point in Mediterranean history - Snow on Comino chronicles the challenges and anxieties of a society in flux.
Through dense and unflinching detail, it follows a young generation caught “in-between” - struggling to give impetus to a nation that must now compete with the “snowy” North to survive.
This haunting metaphor for their shared experience underlines the profound emotional uncertainty of a people facing a singular question:
How can a society that has gained its freedom achieve a sense of direction?
First published in 1982, this contemporary classic of Maltese literature is now available in English translation.
Set in the years following the 1964 independence of the Maltese islands - a definitive turning point in Mediterranean history - Snow on Comino chronicles the challenges and anxieties of a society in flux.
Through dense and unflinching detail, it follows a young generation caught “in-between” - struggling to give impetus to a nation that must now compete with the “snowy” North to survive.
This haunting metaphor for their shared experience underlines the profound emotional uncertainty of a people facing a singular question:
How can a society that has gained its freedom achieve a sense of direction?
First published in 1982, this contemporary classic of Maltese literature is now available in English translation.
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