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.

Lost Paradise
First edition (Dutch)
AuthorCees Nooteboom
Original titleParadijs verloren
TranslatorSusan Massotty
LanguageDutch
PublisherUitgeverij Atlas
Publication date
2004
Publication placeNetherlands
Published in English
2007
Pages156
ISBN9045005093

Reception

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The 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

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References

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  1. ^ Staff writer (2007-06-04). "Fiction Review: Lost Paradise Cees Nooteboom". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2012-03-31.