The Five Gates of Hell
by Rupert Thomson
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There were very few land burials in Moon Beach. It was considered old-fashioned, unhealthy and something that only happened to the poor. Instead the dead were buried in ocean cemeteries, twelve miles out. A special festival was held every year in their honour. Children loved it. They were given white chocolate bones, marzipan skulls and ice-cream coffins on a stick. There were costume parties too. You had to wear something blue because that was the colour people went when they were buried show more under the sea. You could paint your hands and face if you liked, or even dye your hair. That's what people did in Moon Beach. Turned blue once a year. And then they turned blue forever... show lessTags
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I read this book when I was too young to understand the nature of, not only taking a life, but making a person suffer for life. Needless to say, this book left an impression that I still can't shake off. I think, if I'd read this book when I was a few years older, I'd be able to appreciate its complexity and darkness more.
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- Original title
- The Five Gates of Hell
- Original publication date
- 1991
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- Languages
- 5 — Danish, Dutch, English, French, German
- Media
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