Way to Paradise (Paperback, Main)

Flora Tristan, the illegitimate child of wealthy Pruvian father and a French mother, grows up in poverty and journey's to Peru to demand her inheritance. In 1891, Flora's grandson, struggling painter and stubborn visionary Paul Gauguin, abandons his wife and five children to paint his greatest works in the South Seas, when his dreams of paradise are poisoned by syphilis, the stifling forces of French colonialism, and a chronic lack of funds. Flora died before her grandson was born, but their travels and obsessions unfold side by side in the double portrait, a rare study in passion and ambition as well as the obstinate pursuit of greatness in the face of illness and death.

About the Author:

Mario Vargas LLosa is the author of fourteen books, including The Language of Passion, Letter to a young Novelist and "The Feast of the Goat . He was the recipient og the PEN/Nabokov Award in 2002 and lives in London and Peru.

General

Imprint:	Faber and Faber
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2004
Authors:	Mario Vargas Llosa
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	424
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-0-571-22038-0
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-571-22038-X
Barcode:	9780571220380

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