The Discovery of Heaven: A Novel - Hardcover

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The relation of man to God is merely the starting point in a novel whose theme is the history and meaning of everything. The story begins in heaven with a discussion of DNA, and moves on to an unlikely friendship and rivalry between a cynical and cerebral linguist and a hedonistic astronomer. The novel makes dramatic and thrilling sense of complex concepts from the worlds of mathematics, architecture, physics, astronomy and theology. At its centre lies the battle between humanistic values and technological progress.

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As "God" listens to his angelic emissary's manipulation of the history of human DNA, there begins a saga in which two friends stand in contrast. At the centre lies the battle between humanistic values and technological progress.
About the Author:
Harry Mulisch was born in Holland in 1927 of mixed Polish, Czech and Austrian parentage. His most recent book, The Assault (Penguin), was made into an Oscar-winning film.

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  • PublisherViking
  • Publication date1997
  • ISBN 10 0670856681
  • ISBN 13 9780670856688
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages736
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