“The Discovery of Heaven” by Harry Mulisch

Harry Mulisch (1927-2010) bit off more than he could chew with The Discovery of Heaven, his 730-page not-a-magnum opus. After 543 pages of a somewhat interesting plot, the story takes a turn into sheer mundanity. I struggled to finish it. Let me say I relish reading long novels, but they have to be good long […]

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