The Gates of Paradise

by Jerzy Andrzejewski · first published 1960

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 całą noc" ("And they marched all night"). The book tells the story of the Children's Crusade of 1212 trying to reach the Holy Land.

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Original language:

Polish

Year page:

1960