Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho
"One of Coelho's strongest."--Kirkus Reviews
"The book casts a curiously sweet spell."--Entertainment Weekly
From the author of beloved international bestseller The Alchemist, a daring novel that explores the sacred nature of sex and love and invites us to confront our own prejudices and demons.
Eleven Minutes tells the story of Maria, a young girl from a Brazilian village whose first innocent brushes with love leave her heartbroken. At a tender age, she becomes convinced that she will never find true love, instead believing 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, yet ends up working as a prostitute.
In Geneva, 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 must 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 true love.
"Sensual . . . [An] adults-only fairly tale."--Washington Post
"[This] Brazilian wizard makes books disappear from stores."--The New York Times
Paulo Coelho's life remains the primary source of inspiration for his books. He has flirted with death, escaped madness, dallied with drugs, withstood torture, experimented with magic and alchemy, studied philosophy and religion, read voraciously, lost and recovered his faith, and experienced the pain and pleasure of love. In searching for his own place in the world, he has discovered answers for the challenges that everyone faces. He believes that, within ourselves, we have the necessary strength to find our own destiny. His most recent novel Adultery was a worldwide bestseller. His 1988 novel The Alchemist has sold more than 65 million copies and has been cited as an inspiration by people as diverse as Malala Yousafzai and Pharrell Williams. Paulo Coelho has sold more than 200 million books worldwide. His work is published in 81 languages, and he is the most translated living author in the world. www.paulocoelhoblog.com Connect with the author:
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Twitter: @paulocoelho Catalina Estrada (Illustrator)
Catalina Estrada marveled at the lush, vibrant nature of her native Colombia as a child. Now an internationally renowned illustrator living in Barcelona, Catalina has not forgotten her roots. The same wide-eyed wonder is still evident in her work with its elegant explosions of color.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780060589271 |
| ISBN 10 | 0060589272 |
| Title | Eleven Minutes |
| Author | Paulo Coelho |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2004-03-30 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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