Lost Paradise (Dutch: Paradijs verloren) is a 2004 novel by the Dutch writer Cees Nooteboom. It tells the story of two Brazilian women who move to Australia, and of a Dutch middle-aged critic who goes to an Alpine spa.
 First edition (Dutch) | |
| Author | Cees Nooteboom |
|---|---|
| Original title | Paradijs verloren |
| Translator | Susan Massotty |
| Language | Dutch |
| Publisher | Uitgeverij Atlas |
Publication date | 2004 |
| Publication place | Netherlands |
Published in English | 2007 |
| Pages | 156 |
| ISBN | 9045005093 |
Reception
editThe book was reviewed in Publishers Weekly: "Framed by masterful reflections on misunderstandings in life and literature, Nooteboom's short work, at once delicate and chiseled, achieves a dreamlike suspension of time and place."[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Staff writer (2007-06-04). "Fiction Review: Lost Paradise Cees Nooteboom". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
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