The Zahir, Paulo Coelho
The Zahir, Paulo Coelho
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The Zahir

Author: Paulo Coelho

Narrator: Jamie Glover

Abridged: 5 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperOne

Published: 08/23/2005


Synopsis

The narrator of The Zahir is a bestselling novelist who lives in Paris and enjoys all the privileges money and celebrity bring. His wife of ten years, Esther, is a war correspondent who has disappeared along with a friend, Mikhail, who may or 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.

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 Sylvia on June 27, 2008

I believe the quotation below will be sufficient to show how brilliant Coelho is: ‘Marie, let’s suppose that two firemen go into a forest to put out a small fire. Afterwards, when they emerge and go over to a stream, the face of one is all smeared with black, while the other man’s face is completely......more

Goodreads review by Nour on March 14, 2013

2.6 stars Okay, dear dear Paulo Coelho. Where do I start? This is how this book briefly was written. Careful, this review contains spoilers! (view spoiler)[ Just so you guys and girls know, this is the seventh book I read by the dude in here, so I am talking based on previous experience, not prejudgment, ok? Pa (hide spoiler)]......more

Goodreads review by Ninoska on April 12, 2017

Uno de mis libros favoritos de todos los tiempos. Te deja con grandes decisiones a tomar en tu vida. Excelente.......more