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Irish Times, Sorcha Hamilton
`Nooteboom brings a subtle, playful brilliance to this exceptional story of escape, loss and identity.'
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"Nooteboom's short novels--dreamy, fable-like, self-reflective--should appeal to anyone who likes, say, Italo Calvino or Paul Auster..... One could hardly ask for a more intelligent evening's entertainment."
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The intersecting journeys of travellers and their reasons for travel, reflections on life, literature and cultural difference are some of the themes explored in this novel.
What do Alma and Erik, whose first encounter is in Australia, have in common? From what are they each escaping, and what impact will their journeys and destinations have on their futures?
`Angels do not exist and yet they are divided into orders much like the hierarchy in an army.'
This compact, beautifully written novel demonstrates how it is possible to write effectively and economically while exploring complex themes. This is a book to treasure. It is also the first book of Mr Nooteboom's I have read and I will be looking for English translations of his other works.
I recommend this novel highly.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
What do Alma and Erik, whose first encounter is in Australia, have in common? From what are they each escaping, and what impact will their journeys and destinations have on their futures?
`Angels do not exist and yet they are divided into orders much like the hierarchy in an army.'
This compact, beautifully written novel demonstrates how it is possible to write effectively and economically while exploring complex themes. This is a book to treasure. It is also the first book of Mr Nooteboom's I have read and I will be looking for English translations of his other works.
I recommend this novel highly.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was drawn to the cover and title of this book and have now ordered 3 more of his books.
It reminded me of fugitive pieces (anne michaels)- haunting and poetic. I strongly recommend this book for a wonderfully, calming reading experience.
It reminded me of fugitive pieces (anne michaels)- haunting and poetic. I strongly recommend this book for a wonderfully, calming reading experience.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Lost Paradise is a book in three parts. The introduction is almost superfluous, the writer setting out his inspiration, mysterious and somehow unnecessary. The core of the book is the two juxtaposed stories: Alma's story and Erik's story. At first the two stories seem entirely different, separated, and yet there is a common theme and a meeting. It ties together quite neatly.
Nooteboom writes with sparse economy and yet his writing is starkly beautiful and engaging. You are drawn into the characters, their sense of loss, loneliness, their unique sadness, their finding of themselves. It is a story about angels and owes more than a little to Dante's Divine Comedy.
The first time I read Lost Paradise I couldn't think about anything else for days. It is truly a beautiful and ecsatic book. Sad, lonely, and yet at the same time life affirming.
'I am the equal of the stillness, the sand, the starry sky'
A wonderful read from a writer not well enough known in the English speaking world. It is a quick read, but well worth the effort. I can't recommend it highly enough. Possibly my favourite novel of all time, one to return to on a regular basis.
Nooteboom writes with sparse economy and yet his writing is starkly beautiful and engaging. You are drawn into the characters, their sense of loss, loneliness, their unique sadness, their finding of themselves. It is a story about angels and owes more than a little to Dante's Divine Comedy.
The first time I read Lost Paradise I couldn't think about anything else for days. It is truly a beautiful and ecsatic book. Sad, lonely, and yet at the same time life affirming.
'I am the equal of the stillness, the sand, the starry sky'
A wonderful read from a writer not well enough known in the English speaking world. It is a quick read, but well worth the effort. I can't recommend it highly enough. Possibly my favourite novel of all time, one to return to on a regular basis.
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