Veronika Decides to Die

Name: Veronika Decides to Die
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.38 (8 reviews)
Author: Paulo Coelho
ISBN: 9780061845642

Author: Paulo Coelho

Narrator: Fran Tunno

Unabridged: 5 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 03/31/2009

Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Drama, Psychological

Synopsis

Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything—youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job. But something is missing in her life. So, one cold November morning, she takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting never to wake up. But she does—at a mental hospital where she is told that she has only days to live. Inspired by events in Coelho’s own life, Veronika Decides to Die questions the meaning of madness and celebrates individuals who do not fit into patterns society considers to be normal. Bold and illuminating, it is a dazzling portrait of a young woman at the crossroads of despair and liberation, and a poetic, exuberant appreciation of each day as a renewed opportunity.

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

Madness is wanting to be normal. There is something very wrong with the world. Veronika wants to die. And she can certainly try, but she can also, certainly, fail. Committed to an insane asylum, she may actually find sanity in the craziest places of all. Unfortunately, I cannot really go into much......more

Goodreads review by Irina on June 02, 2014

Fantastic read! Awesome! I could not put the book down! “Veronika Decides to Die” – just read the title again….decides to die… How many times have you said to yourself, at least I have, “Ahh…I don’t care, I don’t really want to live anymore”, without even thinking about the meaning of it. So Veronika s......more

Goodreads review by Baba on October 17, 2022

It's when Slovenia was on the sidelines whilst the Balkan Wars were causing carnage; Veronika, who has everything ... decides to die. She takes pills, only to awaken in a mental institution, to be told that she'll still die, but in over a week or so! Coelho's experience with mental health services in......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on November 24, 2021

Veronika, an attractive 24-year-old woman living in Ljubljana, Slovenia, has loving parents, an okay job, decent boyfriends, and so on. However she's tired of her routine life and tries to commit suicide. Veronika's attempt fails and she wakes up in Villete, a local mental hospital. There Veronika i......more