Lost Paradises

In الجنان الضائعة (Lost Paradises / Paradis perdus), acclaimed French author and philosopher Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt launches his monumental literary project, "Crossing Time" (La Traversée des temps). The novel centers on Noam, an immortal man born eight thousand years ago who awakens in the modern world and recounts his origins. Set during the Neolithic era right before the Great Deluge, the story follows Noam as he experiences the dawn of human civilization, discovering love, agricultural transformation, tribal politics, and early human conflict. Blending meticulous historical imagination with profound philosophical inquiry, Schmitt examines the roots of humanity, our relationship with nature, and the loss of pristine innocence, offering a sweeping tale of memory, love, and the price of immortality.

Because it provides an extraordinary blend of historical adventure and existential philosophy, opening a grand chronicle of human history written by a master storyteller.

For fans of Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, lovers of epic historical fiction, readers interested in philosophy, anthropology, and ambitious multi-volume literary sagas.