The Paradise of Sleep
A gripping novel about beauty, love and... euthanasia
The poet Joost Oomen writes cheerful books. He even manages to spin the tale of a jaded euthanasia doctor who has seen too much into an entertaining, infectious yarn.
FictionPrint
Original title
Het paradijs van het slapen
Author
Joost Oomen
Year of publication
2024
Publisher
Querido
Page count
208 (44,000 words)
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Sample Translation
Joost Oomen has managed to write a light-footed, cheerful novel about assisted dying, which shows how to celebrate a life – and let it go.
NRC
It’s a pleasure to spend time in one of Oomen’s magical-realist universes, where he gently teaches you to live with greater wonder. Oomen shows us how to see the beauty of everyday life through different eyes, all while a keen sense of social justice thrums beneath the surface.
Tzum
A lyrical meditation on death, literature, beauty and love.
De Groene Amsterdammer
Joost Oomen
Joost Oomen (b. 1990) is a poet, novelist, playwright and DJ.