The Way to Paradise: A Novel
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WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE A New York Times Notable Book Flora Tristn, the illegitimate child of a wealthy Peruvian father and Fren ch mother, grows up in poverty and journeys to Peru...
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WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE A New York Times Notable Book Flora Tristn, the illegitimate child of a wealthy Peruvian father and Fren ch mother, grows up in poverty and journeys to Peru to demand her inheritan ce. On her return in 1844, she makes her name as a champion of the downtrod den, touring the French countryside to recruit members for her Workers' Uni on. In 1891, Flora's grandson, struggling painter and stubborn visionary Paul G auguin, abandons his wife and five children for life in the South Seas, whe re his dreams of paradise are poisoned by syphilis, the stifling forces of French colonialism, and a chronic lack of funds, though he has his pick of teenage Tahitian lovers and paints some of his greatest works. Flora died before her grandson was born, but their travels and obsessions unfold side by side in this double portrait, a rare study in passion and ambition, as well as the obstinate pursuit of greatness in the face of illness and death.
Product Info
ISBN: 0312424035
ISBN-13: 9780312424039
Publisher: Picador
Year: 2004
Type: Used
Binding: Softcover
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