The Pilgrimage, Paulo Coelho
The Pilgrimage, Paulo Coelho
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The Pilgrimage

Author: Paulo Coelho

Narrator: Sean Runnette

Unabridged: 7 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 05/05/2009


Synopsis

The Pilgrimage paved the way to Paulo Coehlo's international bestselling novel The Alchemist. In many ways, these two volumes are companions—to truly comprehend one, you must read the other.Step inside this captivating account of Paulo Coehlo's pilgrimage along the road to Santiago. This fascinating parable explores the need to find one's own path. In the end, we discover that the extraordinary is always found in the ordinary and simple ways of everyday people. Part adventure story, part guide to self-discovery, this compelling tale delivers the perfect combination of enchantment and insight.

About Paulo Coelho

One of the most influential writers of our time, Paulo Coelho is the author of thirty international bestsellers, including The Alchemist, Warrior of the Light, Brida, Veronika Decides to Die, and Eleven Minutes. He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and a United Nations Messenger of Peace. Paulo is the recipient of 115 international prizes and awards, among them, the Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur (Legion of Honor). Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1947, he soon discovered his vocation for writing. He worked as a director, theater actor, songwriter, and journalist. In 1986, a special meeting led him to make the pilgrimage to Saint James Compostela (in Spain). The Road to Santiago was not only a common pilgrimage but a turning point in his existence. A year later, he wrote The Pilgrimage, an autobiographical novel that is considered the beginning of his literary career. He lives in Geneva, Switzerland.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Federico on September 10, 2023

More of the same. A spiritual journey of self-discovery and personal growth along the ancient Way of St James, a christian pilgrimage route that was famous through all Middle Age, and still persists to this day. I like everything spiritual, but this felt more on the religious side, and that doesn’t......more

Goodreads review by Ian on November 26, 2011

I enjoy every book by Paulo Cuelho that I've read (12 to date) and this one, his first, has touched me in tha same way the Alchemist did. Perhaps it's the common theme of searching for a way a path a meaning and the fact that I can empathise strongly with the sentiment, having walked that exact road......more

Goodreads review by Ramzy on August 13, 2023

"بين جميع الوسائل التي أوجدها الإنسان لإيذاء نفسة، يبقى الحب أسوء وسيلة". "إن الطريق الحقيقي للحكمة تُعرف من أمور ثلاث أولاً:الحب الإلهي، ثانياً:تجليّها عبر ممارسة عملية في حياتك وألآ تُمسي الحكمة غير مجدية وتصدأ كسيف لم يُشهر وأخيراً توفر الإمكانية لدى الجميع لإجتياز طريق الحكمة". باولوكويلو في هذه ا......more

Goodreads review by Unlectorcompulsivo on December 12, 2012

Bueno, yo sé que hay muchísimos lectores que adoran a Coelho, es millonario y un escritor de best-sellers, así que una crítica negativa no le va a hacer ningún daño. Comencemos: no me gustó nada el libro, me hizo un champurrado de teorías cristianas, new age, todo mezclado, la historia como tal es mí......more