Paradises Lost - (Passage Through Time) by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt (Hardcover)

About the Book

Noam is a young man when the Flood wreaks havoc on the world, destroying the peaceful lakeside village he called home, and turning his life upside down. Destined to live forever as an immortal, Noam travels through the centuries in search of the meaning of life, and the events which shaped who we have become today."--

Book Synopsis

The first volume of what promises to be a singular literary adventure: to recount the whole of human history in the form of a single, long novel.

Noam is a young man when the Flood wreaks havoc on the world, destroying the peaceful lakeside village he called home, and turning his life upside down. Destined to live forever as an immortal, Noam travels through the centuries in search of the meaning of life, and the events which shaped who we have become today.

Paradises Lost is the first installment of Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt's monumental project of recounting the history of humanity, the fruits of more than thirty years of research. The first in a series, and in the form of a stylish novel that blends the narrative nonfiction of Yuval Noah Harari with the adventure novels of Alexandre Dumas. Schmitt combines his scientific, religious and philosophical research to propel readers from one world to another, and from pre-history to today.

Review Quotes

"Ambitious and engrossing, Paradises Lost is a magnificent series opener that introduces the man and the myth behind the story of Noah and the flood."--Foreword Reviews

"A masterful novel."--Le Figaro

"A monumental book and fascinating saga, reminiscent of the works of Balzac and Proust."--ABC (Spain)

"Like embarking on the Orient Express for a long, comfortable voyage, with champagne to welcome you on board."--Le Matin