The Discovery of Heaven

The Discovery of Heaven

The Discovery of Heaven is a 1992 novel by Dutch author Harry Mulisch. It describes the intense friendship between two men and the mystical journey of another to return to Heaven the stone tablets containing the Ten Commandments. In 2001, the novel was made into a film by Dutch director Jeroen Krabbé. The film features Stephen Fry as Onno and Flora Montgomery as Ada. The Discovery of Heaven tells the story of an angel-like being, who is ordered to return to Heaven the stone tablets containing the Ten Commandments, given to Moses by God, which symbolise in the book the link between Heaven...
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quick facts
Author:Harry Mulisch
Genre:Fiction, Novel
Year published:1992
Number of editions:4

Author of The Discovery of Heaven

Harry Mulisch
Harry Mulisch
July 29, 1927 - October 30, 2010
Birthplace:Haarlem

Harry Kurt Victor Mulisch was a Dutch author. He wrote more than 80 novels, plays, essays, poems and philosophical reflections. These have been translated into more than 30 languages. Along with Willem Frederik Hermans and Gerard Reve, Mulisch is considered one of the "Great Three" of Dutch...
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Additional works by Harry Mulisch
Book
The Assault
Das sexuelle Bollwerk. Sinn und Wahnsinn von Wilhelm Reich.
Siegfried. Eine schwarze Idylle.
Augenstern. Roman.
Die Prozedur.
Zwei Frauen.
Das Theater, der Brief und die Wahrheit. Ein Widerspruch.
Das Attentat. Roman.
Das Attentat
Die Prozedur. Sonderausgabe.
Die Entdeckung des Himmels
Das steinerne Brautbett.
kamer
Twee opgravingen
woord bij de daad
Atentati
Dos Mujeres
Op de drempel van de geschiedenis
Bijlage bij de eerste druk van De compositie van de wereld
Last call
Bezoekuur
wijn in drinkbaar dank zij het glas
zevende land
De Ontdekking van de Hamal
Volk en vaderliefde
Voer voor psychologen
wijn is drinkbaar dank zij het glas
oer-aanslag
Oidipous Oidipous, naar Sofokles
Bij gelegenheid
verhalen
Vergrote raadsels
mythische formule
verteller verteld
Woorden, woorden, woorden
Tussen hamer en aambeeld
El Atentado
Oude lucht
procedure
Voorval
Tegenlicht
Archibald Strohalm
Die Elemente. Kleiner Roman
Elements
mirakel
Verzamelde verhalen 1947-1977
Vonk
Criminal Case 40/61, The Trial Of Adolf Eichmann
Theater, 1960-1977
El Procedimiento
Wenken voor de Jongste Dag
stenen bruidsbed
zuilen van Hercules
Bericht aan de rattenkoning
Egyptisch
Sigfrido
Mijn getijdenboek
spookgeschiedenis =
zwarte licht
compositie van de wereld
Strafsache 40/61. Eine Reportage über den Eichmann- Prozeß
Twee vrouwen
Hoogste tijd
toekomst van gisteren
Wat poëzie is
pupil
Aanslag
Paralipomena Orphica
Opus Gran
Aan het woord
Two women
gezochte spiegel
Selbstporträt mit Turban
The stone bridal bed
theater, de brief en de waarheid
Vijf fabels
vogels
ironische van de ironie
ontdekking van de hemel
Noces de pierre
Vorfall. Fünf Erzählungen
Zukunft von gestern
elementen
gedichten 1974-1983
Paniek der onschuld
Chantage op het leven
What Poetry Is
Höchste Zeit. Roman
Die Säulen des Herkules
Over de affaire Padilla
Soep lepelen met een vork
versierde mens
El Descubrimiento Del Cielo
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Film adaptations of The Discovery of Heaven

The Discovery of Heaven
The Discovery of Heaven
Release date:1992
Directed by:Jeroen Krabbé
Runtime:134 minutes

The Discovery of Heaven is a 1992 drama film written by Edwin de Vries and directed by Jeroen Krabbé.

Literary Genres

Fiction
Fiction

Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but...
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Novel
Novel

A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and...
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    The book "The Discovery of Heaven" is in what literary genre?
  • A:
    The book is categorized as- Fiction.
  • Q:
    What year was the work "The Discovery of Heaven" first published?
  • A:
    The book was first published in October, 1992.
  • Q:
    When was the premier of the motion picture "The Discovery of Heaven"?
  • A:
    The film was released in 1992.
  • Q:
    The book, "The Discovery of Heaven" covers which subjects?
  • A:
    "The Discovery of Heaven" is cataloged in the category: Netherlands
  • Q:
    How long is the book "The Discovery of Heaven"?
  • A:
    The book consists of 730 pages.
  • Q:
    Who was the director of the film "The Discovery of Heaven"?
  • A:
    Jeroen Krabbé directed the film.

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