Paradise by Paradise
Paradise by Paradise, authored by Howard Burman and published by iUniverse in February 2007, is a novel that explores the mysterious disappearance of the enigmatic poet and prodigy, Roland Paradise. This 308-page work is presented in English and unfolds through a nonlinear narrative that incorporates the perspectives of Paradise himself, as well as the testimonies of those who knew him. The story traces his evolution from a boy genius to a watchmaker, wartime codebreaker, writer, teacher, and ultimately, a reclusive intellectual.
Readers will find a complex portrayal of Roland Paradise, characterized by his brilliance and the tragic elements of his life. The narrative delves into the rumors, stories, and accusations surrounding his existence, raising questions about his reality and the nature of his mind. The book presents a multifaceted view of Paradise, depicting him as a compulsive fabulist whose life was filled with more intrigue than the tales he spun. Through its exploration of themes related to mystery and the human experience, this edition invites readers to ponder the intricacies of identity and the search for meaning.
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A novel about the disappearance of an enigmatic poet/prodigy, Roland Paradise, as told through the words of Paradise and the testimony of those who knew him and those he knew.
In a nonlinear structure, it unravels the story of Paradise from boy genius to watchmaker, to wartime codebreaker, to writer, to teacher, to hermetic genius. Roland Paradise the father, the son, the prodigy, the epicist, the enigmatist. The rumors, the stories, the accusations. Where is he? Is he? Was he ever.?
His mind was a cryptish place, an enigma, a harmless cipher machine knocked senseless by the insane attempts of others to decode it as though it held an inherent truth while driving him to another time, to anytime.
Roland Paradise was ultimately a sad and lonely figure, a possibly delusional reclusive intellectual for whom life held little joy. For all his brilliance, he never learned life’s simplest lessons. A compulsive fabulist whose life and disappearance was more fantastic than any of the stories he invented or the lies he couldn’t help telling.
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