Paradiso 17 - Boek

An extraordinary, sweeping novel over one man’s itinerant search for home across the globe, after his childhood exile from Palestine. Sufien, born on the eve of 1948’s Nakba, carries exile as a shadow on his footsteps. His life takes him from the dusty deserts of Kuwait to a small Italian university town, then to gritty New York, where he discovers his vocation and a love that crosses worlds. In Paradiso 17 the longing for belonging collides with memory, grief and a dazzling, life-affirming light. The book begins with the spoken invitation: “Listen, this is his story.” Across many years and landscapes, the tale unfolds with tenderness, wit and lyrical intensity, culminating in a return to the wild open skies of a desert that feels like home.

The novel paints a portrait of a life lived in motion, marked by intimate relationships and moments of revelation. It has been described as “exquisite,” “compassionate, elegiac,” and “gripping,” praised for its lyricism and original voice. Paradiso 17 runs to 320 pages and is published as a paperback (Edition 1 armband) by Fourth Estate, with a 17 March 2026 release.

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• Titel: Paradiso 17,тифик
• Auteur: Omar El Akkad
• Protagonist: Sufien, een man op zoek naar thuis
• Reizen: Palestina, Kuwait, Italië, New York
• Thema’s: vlucht, liefde, herinnering en identiteit
• Pagina’s: 320, paperback, editie 1 armband