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The Gates of Paradise
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Wikipedia article
'The Gates of Paradise' (Polish: 'Bramy raju') is a novel by Polish writer Jerzy Andrzejewski published in 1960. The novel consists of 40,000 words written in two sentences, with nearly no punctuation, making it an exercise in constrained writing. The second sentence contains only four words: "I szli ca noc" ("And they marched all night").
The book tells the story of the Children's Crusade of 1212 trying to reach the Holy Land. The idealistic naivety of major participants is contrasted with the cynicism of others, who are morally corrupted while in charge. The author makes allusions to a somewhat similar situation existing in communist Poland of his own time.[http://www2.arts.gla.ac.uk/Slavonic/Andrzejewski.htm Jerzy Andrzejewski (1909-1983)] 'University of Glasgow' College of Arts. Slavonic studies.
See also
* Gadsby (novel)
*'Gates to Paradise' (1968 film)
Notes and references
Category:1960 novels
Category:Polish historical novels
Category:Media about the Children's Crusade
Category:Constrained writing
Category:Novels set in the 13th century
Category:20th-century Polish novels
Category:Polish novels adapted into films
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