BEST BOOKS BY PAULO COELHO

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Best books by Paulo Coelho…Paulo Coelho De Souza is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist and a member of the Brazilian Academy Of Letters since 2002. His novel The Alchemist became an international best-seller and he has published 30 more books since then.

9. BRIDA

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‘But how will I know who my soulmate is?’

‘By taking risks’, she said to Brida

‘By risking failure, disappointment and disillusion but never ceasing in your search for love. As long as you keep looking and you will triumph in the end.’

This is the story of Brida, a beautiful young Irish girl and her quest for knowledge. On her journey. She meets a wise man who teaches her about overcoming her fears. And a woman who teaches her how to dance to the hidden music of the world. They see in her a gift but must let her make her own voyage of discovery.

A Brida seeks her destiny but she struggles to find a balance between her relationships and her desire to transform herself.

A moving tale of love, passion, mystery and spirituality from the master storyteller and author of The Alchemist.

8. THE WITCH OF PORTOBELLO

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How do we find the courage to always be true to ourselves-even if we are unsure of whom we are?

That is the central question of international bestselling author Paulo Coelho’s profound new york, The Witch of Portobello. It is the story of a mysterious woman named Athens, told by the many who knew her well or hardly at all.

7. BY THE RIVER PIEDRA I SAT DOWN AND WEPT

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From Paulo Coelho, author of the bestselling The Alchemist comes a poignant, richly poetic story that reflects the depth of love and life.

Rarely does adolescent love reach its full potential but what happens when two young lovers reunite after eleven years? Time has transformed Pilar into a strong and independent woman, while her devoted childhood friend has grown into a handsome and charismatic spiritual leader. She has learned well how to bury her feelings and he has turned to religion as a refuge from his raging inner conflicts.

Now they are together once again, embarking on a journey fraught with difficulties and as long-buried demons of blame and resentment resurface after more than a decade. But in a small village in the French Pyrenees, by the waters of the River Piedra and a most special relationship will be reexamined in the dazzling light of some of life’s biggest questions.

6. THE ZAHIR

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The narrator of The Zahir is a bestselling novelist who lives in Paris and enjoys all the privileges that money and celebrity bring. His wife of ten years, Esther, is a war correspondent who has disappeared along with a friend, Mikhail, who may not be her lover.

was Esther kidnapped, murdered, or did she simply escape a marriage that left her unfulfilled? The narrator doesn’t have any answers, but he has plenty of questions of his own. Then one day Mikhail finds the narrator and promises to reunite him with his wife. In his attempt to recapture a lost love, the narrator discovers something unexpected about himself.

5. THE DEVIL AND MISS PRYM

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A stranger arrives at the remote village of Viscos, carrying with him a backpack containing a notebook and eleven gold bars. He comes searching for the answer to a question that torments him: are human beings, in essence, good or evil? In welcoming the mysterious foreigner, the whole village becomes an accomplice to his sophisticated plot, which will forever mark their lives.

A novel of temptation by the international bestselling author Paulo Coelho, The Devil and Miss Prym is a thought-provoking parable of a community devoured by greed, cowardice, and fear as it struggles with the choice between good and evil.

4. THE FIFTH MOUNTAIN

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Immerse yourself in an electrifying reading experience like no other-author Paulo Coelho’s The Fifth Mountain. A stunning novel in the tradition of the highly acclaimed The Alchemist, this is Coehlo’s daring retelling of the prophet Elijah. During the chaos of the ninth century B.C., Jezebel, wife to Israel’s ruler, orders the execution of all prophets who refuse to worship the pagan god Baal.

The young prophet Elijah, commanded by an angel of God to flee Israel, seeks safety in the land of Zarephath, where he unexpectedly finds true love with a young widow. But this new-found rapture is to be cut short, and Elijah sees all of his hopes and dreams irrevocably erased.

What follows is sure to be viewed as Coelho’s literary milestone: the quietly moving account of a man touched by the hand of God who must triumph over his frustrations in a soul-shattering trial of faith. Inspired by a circumstance that forever altered Coelho’s own life, The Fifth Mountain is a testament to the truth that tragedy in life should not be considered a punishment but a challenge of the spirit.

3. ELEVEN MINUTES

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Eleven Minutes is the story of Maria, a young girl from a Brazilian village, whose first innocent brushes with love leave her heartbroken. At a tender age but she becomes convicted that she will never find true love but instead believes that “love is a terrible thing that will make you suffer…” A chance meeting in Rio takes her to Geneva, where she dreams of finding fame and fortune.

Maria’s despairing view of love is put to the test when she meets a handsome young painter. In this odyssey of self-discovery, Maria has to choose between pursuing a path of darkness-sexual pleasure for its own sake or risking everything to find her own “inner light” and the possibility of sacred sex, sex in the context of love.

2. VERONIKA DECIDES TO DIE

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Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything she could wish for. Youth and beauty, plenty of attractive boyfriends, a fulfilling job, and a loving family. Yet something is lacking in her life. Inside her is a void so deep that nothing could possibly ever fill it. So on the morning of November 11, 1997, Veronika decides to die. She takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting never to wake up.

Naturally, Veronika is stunned when she does wake up at Villette. A local mental hospital. Where the staff informs her that she has, in fact, partially succeeded in achieving her goal. Overdose didn’t kill Veronika immediately. But the medication damaged her heart so severely that she has only days to live.

The story follows Veronika through the intense week of self-discovery that ensues. To her surprise, Veronika finds herself drawn to the confinement of Villete and its patients, who, each in his or her individual way, reflect the heart of the human experience.

In the heightened state of life’s final moments. Veronika discovers things. she has never really allowed herself to feel before hatred, fear, curiosity and sexual awakening. She finds that every second of her existence is a choice between living and dying and at the eleventh hour emerges more open to life.

1. THE ALCHEMIST

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Paulo Coelho’s masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santiago. An Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure. His quest will lead him to riches far different. And far more satisfying, listening to our hearts. Recognizing opportunity and learning to read the omens strewn along life’s path, and, most importantly. Following our dreams.