Lost Paradise

Critically acclaimed Dutch writer Cees Nooteboom forges a dreamlike tale of travelers finding grace and redemption in the hinterlands of the Australian outback. Alma, a young Brazilian woman who remains optimistic and idealistic despite her brutal gang-rape in a San Paolo slum, and her more down-to-earth friend Almut, travel to Australia to visit the sacred Aboriginal Sickness Dreaming Place. There she finds a pair of lovers, an aborigine man, and a Dutch writer who discovers her wearing wings and hiding in a closet. Full of visionary sequences and a magical sense of interconnection, Nooteboom`s novel is romantic, transcendent, and tragic--an unforgettable tale. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.