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An edition of De ontdekking van de hemel
(1993)
The Discovery of Heaven
by Harry Mulisch
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Harry Mulisch's magnum opus, is a rich mosaic of twentieth-century trauma in which many themes—friendship, loyalty, family, art, technology, religion, fate, good, and evil—suffuse a suspenseful and resplendent narrative.
The Discovery of Heaven begins with the meeting of Onno and Max, two complicated individuals whom fate has mysteriously and magically brought together. They share responsibility for the birth of a remarkable and radiant boy who embarks on a mandated quest that takes the reader all over Europe and to the land where all such quests begin and end. Abounding in philosophical, psychological, and theological, inquiries - yet laced with humor that is as infectious as it is willful - The Discovery of Heaven convinces us that it just might be possible to bring order into the chaos of the world through a story.
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literary fiction, Multatuliprijs winnaar, Mekka-prijs winnaar, Beste Nederlandstalige boeken, Astronomers, Fiction, Male friendship, Philologists, Astronom, Politiker, Männerfreundschaft, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, general, Netherlands, fictionPeople
Onno Quist, Max Delius, Quinten Quist, Ada Brons, Sophia Brons, BrunoPlaces
Kamp Westerbork, Leiden, Amsterdam, Cuba, Nederland, The NetherlandsShowing 6 featured editions. View all 16 editions?
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La Découverte du ciel
2007-01-05, Gallimard
Mass Market Paperback
in French
2070418871 9782070418879
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The Discovery of Heaven: a novel
1996, Viking
Hardcover
in English
- 1st printing
0670856681 9780670856688
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De ontdekking van de hemel: Roman
1994 September, De Bezige Bij
Hardcover
in Dutch
- 7. druk.
9023461231 9789023461234
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Die Entdeckung des Himmels
1993, Carl Hanser
Hardcover
in German
- printing (9)
3446173773 9783446173774
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Dit monumentale boek, waarin alle thema's en obsessies uit het werk van Harry Mulisch in 65 hoofdstukken bijeenkomen, is tegelijk een psychologische roman, een filosofische roman, een tijdroman, een ontwikkelingsroman, een avonturenroman en een alles overkoepelend mysteriespel.
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