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The Way to Paradise

by Mario Vargas Llosa
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Dual narratives of passion, ambition, and legacy.

If you're drawn to rich historical tapestries where the threads of family sagas intertwine with the sweep of social change, "The Way to Paradise" could be an immersive read for you. It conjures up the restless spirits of both Flora Tristán and Paul Gauguin, capturing the relentless pursuit of ideological and artistic paradise. The book allows you to traverse time and space, offering a poignant exploration of ambition and the personal costs associated with it.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Way to Paradise

by Mario Vargas Llosa
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ISBN: 9780571220397
Authors: Mario Vargas Llosa
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Date of Publication: 2004-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.83
(rated by 5210 readers)

Description

Flora Tristán, the illegitimate child of a wealthy Peruvian father and French mother, grows up in poverty and journeys to Peru to demand her inheritance. On her return in 1844, she makes her name as a champion of the downtrodden, touring the French countryside to recruit members for her Workers' Union.In 1891, Flora's grandson, struggling painter and stubborn visionary Paul Gauguin, abandons his wife and five children for life in the South Seas, where his dreams of paradise are poisoned by syphilis, the stifling forces of French colonialism, and a chronic lack of funds, though he has his pick of teenage Tahitian lovers and paints some of his greatest works.Flora died before her grandson was born, but their travels and obsessions unfold side by side in this double portrait, a rare study in passion and ambition, as well as the obstinate pursuit of greatness in the face of illness and death.
 

Dual narratives of passion, ambition, and legacy.

If you're drawn to rich historical tapestries where the threads of family sagas intertwine with the sweep of social change, "The Way to Paradise" could be an immersive read for you. It conjures up the restless spirits of both Flora Tristán and Paul Gauguin, capturing the relentless pursuit of ideological and artistic paradise. The book allows you to traverse time and space, offering a poignant exploration of ambition and the personal costs associated with it.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.