num_pages: 730
description: The 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.
language: English
title: The Discovery of Heaven
titlecomplete: The Discovery of Heaven
genres: 20th Century, Philosophy, Novels, Literature, Roman, Fantasy, Classics, Fiction, Contemporary, Dutch Literature
ratings_count: 15293
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Publieksprijs voor het Nederlandse Boek, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: AKO / ECI Literatuurprijs, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Multatuliprijs, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Prix Jean-Monnet de littérature européenne du département de Charente, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Mekka-prijs
publisher: Penguin Books