The Way to Paradise: A NovelA New York Times Notable Book |
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... dream of reaching Paradise? She had taught the game to her two children, Aline and Ernest. For each town and city, she had set herself a strict schedule: meetings with workers, the newspapers, the most influential landowners and ...
... dreams. A few days after his arrival, the capital of French Polynesia buried the last Maori king, Pomare V, in an impressive ceremony that Paul observed with pencil in hand, filling a notebook with sketches and drawings. A few days ...
... dreams, Koké. He went back to the hut and made a cup of tea, tripping over himself. He was seething with impatience. When Teha'amana woke up half an hour later, he was so absorbed in his sketches and notes, preparing for his painting ...
... dream, his eyes wide open, savoring his triumphs: the glowing reviews in newspapers and magazines; the gallery owners full of glee at seeing collectors fighting over the paintings, offering insane prices that not even Monet, Degas ...
... dreams about the need to seek a still-virgin world that had not yet been captured in European art, a central consideration had also been escape from the cursed daily quest for money, the everyday struggle to survive. The urge to live in ...
Contents
Mysterious Waters | |
The Shadow of Charles Fourier | |
Annah from Java | |
News from Peru | |
Portrait of Aline Gauguin | |
Nevermore | |
Arequipa | |
What Are | |
The Nun Gutiérrez | |
Wrestling with the Angel | |
The Battle of Cangallo | |
The House of Pleasure | |
Words to Change the World | |