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The Way to Paradise (Spanish: El paraíso en la otra esquina) is a novel published by Mario Vargas Llosa in 2003. The novel is a historical double biography of Post-Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin and his grandmother Flora Tristan, one of the founders of feminism.
- Mario Vargas Llosa, Natasha Wimmer
- 2003
Nov 17, 2022 · The Way to Paradise: Directed by Wahid Sanouji. With Aziz Akazim, Chems Eddine Amar, Mamoun Elyounoussi, Titia Hoogendoorn. Najib, a young Moroccan born in The Netherlands, has just graduated from law school and aspires to get his master's degree.
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- Drama, Thriller
- Wahid Sanouji
- 2022-11-17
Nov 17, 2022 · Najib, a young Moroccan born in The Netherlands, has just graduated from law school and aspires to get his master's degree. Because his older brother is being arrested for criminal activities, Najib is now required to take care of his family overnight.
Jan 1, 2003 · Paul, struggling painter and stubborn visionary, 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. Show more.
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The Way to Paradise: A Novel. Mario Vargas Llosa. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Mar 4, 2011 - Fiction - 384 pages. A New York Times Notable Book Flora Tristán, the illegitimate child of a wealthy...
Mar 4, 2011 · “Way to Paradise,” Mario Vargas LLosa’s masterpiece of historical fiction, offers two different searches for Paradise here on earth. Paul Gaugin, the painter, seeks a Paradise in Polynesia which provides human purity and natural beauty away from the corruption of European bourgeoisie culture and commerce.
Paul, a struggling painter, abandons his wife and five children for life in the South Seas, where his dreams of paradise are poisoned by syphilis and a chronic...
