"This story was first published as a three part series by the author himself" -- facing title page. "The translation and production of this book are funded by the Flemish Literature Fund (Vlaams Fonds boor de Letteren)" -- end pages.
Summary:
"In 1947, the author's grandfather, Arsène, traveled across the ocean to a mysterious, dangerous jungle colony at the behest of his cousin. Together they would build something deemed impossible: a utopia of modernity, in the wilderness -- but not before Arsène falls in love with his cousin's wife, Marieke. Whether delirious from love or a fever-inducing jungle virus, Arsene's loosening grip on reality is mirrored by the reader's uncertainty of what is imagined or real by Arsène"-- from publisher's web site.
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