The Way to Paradise: A NovelA New York Times Notable Book |
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... thought he was about to die too. At the beginning of August 1891, just as he was beginning to adapt to the heat and the penetrating fragrances of Papeete, he suffered a violent hemorrhage and a racing of the heart that made his chest ...
... thought, her expression serious. Then she nodded, pleased. “Manao tupapau.” It was hard for him to tell from Teha'amana's explanation whether the correct translation was “She is thinking of the spirit of the dead” or “The spirit of the ...
... thought he might paint a second Tahitian masterpiece, he was mistaken. He had traveled from Mataiea to Papeete to see if he had received any letters or money, and in the city there was a commotion at the house of his friend Aristide ...
... thought Florita. “I'm not a prostitute, gentlemen,” she explained, without losing her temper, imposing silence. “I'm a friend of the workers. I've come to help you break the chains of exploitation.” Then, by their faces, she saw that ...
... thought, without understanding much of what she was telling them. “But we are farm laborers, not workers,” said one of them, by way of excuse. “Peasants are workers too,” she explained. “And craftsmen and servants. Anyone who isn't a ...
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 | |