Els Camins Del Paradís Perdut

Two medieval legends come alive in this luminous Catalan collection, where the seventh-century abbot St. Brendan embarks on humanity's most audacious voyage: the search for Paradise itself. Inspired by his nephew Barint's tales of miraculous lands, Brendan selects seven monks to join him aboard a frail boat, trusting faith alone to guide them across unknowable seas toward a realm where the divine touches the earth. Riber, a master of the Mallorca School, transforms these pious narratives into something that transcends mere hagiography. His prose carries the weight of classical learning and the tenderness of a poet who understands that legends endure because they speak to something eternal in us. The journey through wondrous islands and sacred encounters becomes a meditation on what it means to seek, to believe, and to remain open to wonders that defile rational explanation. These are not stories about arriving, but about the relentless pull toward the sacred that has driven seekers since the first morning of the world.