

The Zahir
Author: Paulo Coelho
Narrator: Jamie Glover
Abridged: 5 hr 16 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: 08/23/2005
Categories: Fiction, Short Stories, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Friendship
Author: Paulo Coelho
Narrator: Jamie Glover
Abridged: 5 hr 16 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: 08/23/2005
Categories: Fiction, Short Stories, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Friendship
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.
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
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