Discovery of Heaven, The

‘One of the most entertaining and profound philosophical novels ever written' Washington PostThe discovery of Heaven begins with the meeting of Onno and Max, two complicated individuals whom fate has mysteriously and magically brought together. They share responsibility for the birth of a remarkable and radiant boy who embarks on a mandated quest that takes the reader all over Europe and to the land where all such quests begin and end. Abounding in philosophical, psychological and theological inquiries - yet laced with humour that is as infectious as it is wilful - The Discovery of Heaven convinces us that it just might be possible to bring order into the chaos of the world through a story.‘He can write and he can make scholarship exciting. Unless you’re exceptionally cultivated you’ll learn a lot from this novel ... the final chapters are sparkling and irresistible’ Tibor Fischer, The Times‘A huge and wonderfully entertaining novel of ideas ... that will keep you reading and thinking for a good long run of days and nights’ Chicago Tribune‘Extraordinarily moving ... it demands to be read’ New Statesman