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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.
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“Coelho is a novelist who writes in a universal language.” (New York Times)
“Fans of Paulo Coelho will love this eloquent meditation on commitment--as will anyone who’s ever been in a relationship.” (Marie Claire)
“If you read Coelho’s book The Alchemist, then you should definitely read this.... There’s really no one else like him.” (Vibe)
“Likely to entrance even the most cynical of readers.” (Bloomberg.com)
“An enlightening story of faith and the reclamation of pure love.” (Library Journal)
“A fast-moving, captivating, both satirical and thoughtful novel about love and desire.” (Edmonton Journal (Alberta))
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“Fans of Paulo Coelho will love this eloquent meditation on commitment--as will anyone who’s ever been in a relationship.” (Marie Claire)
“If you read Coelho’s book The Alchemist, then you should definitely read this.... There’s really no one else like him.” (Vibe)
“Likely to entrance even the most cynical of readers.” (Bloomberg.com)
“An enlightening story of faith and the reclamation of pure love.” (Library Journal)
“A fast-moving, captivating, both satirical and thoughtful novel about love and desire.” (Edmonton Journal (Alberta))
Paulo Coelho, born in Rio de Janeiro in 1947, is one of the bestselling and most influential authors in the world. The Alchemist, The Pilgrimage, The Valkyries, Brida, Veronika Decides to Die, Eleven Minutes, The Zahir, The Witch of Portobello, The Winner Stands Alone, Aleph, Manuscript Found in Accra, and Adultery, among others, have sold over 175 million copies worldwide, and The Alchemist has been on the New York Times bestseller list for over 360 weeks.
Paulo Coelho has been a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters since 2002, and in 2007, he was appointed United Nations Messenger of Peace. He is also the most followed author on social media.
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- Data di pubblicazione2006
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- ISBN 13 9780060832810
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- Numero di pagine298
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Descrizione libro Softcover. Condizione: new. Product DescriptionSuperabundant talent, stunning originality, an elegant way with words The Zahir is something more.-- Los Angeles TimesThe narrator of The Zahr 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 doesnt 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.A haunting and redemptive story about obsession, The Zahir explores its potential to fulfill our dreams, and to destroy them.ReviewCoelho is a novelist who writes in a universal language. - New York TimesFans of Paulo Coelho will love this eloquent meditation on commitment--as will anyone whos ever been in a relationship. - Marie ClaireIf you read Coelhos book The Alchemist, then you should definitely read this. Theres really no one else like him. - VibeLikely to entrance even the most cynical of readers. - Bloomberg.comAn enlightening story of faith and the reclamation of pure love. - Library JournalA fast-moving, captivating, both satirical and thoughtful novel about love and desire. - Edmonton Journal (Alberta)From the Back CoverThe 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 doesnt 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 the AuthorPaulo Coelho, born in Rio de Janeiro in 1947, is one of the bestselling and most influential authors in the world. The Alchemist, The Valkyries, Brida, The Fifth Mountain, Eleven Minutes, The Zahir, The Witch of Portobello, Veronika Decides to Die, The Winner Stands Alone, Aleph, Adultery, and Hippie, among others, have sold over 320 million copies worldwide.Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.The ZahirA Novel of ObsessionBy Paulo Coelho HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.Copyright 2006 Paulo CoelhoAll right reserved.ISBN: 0060832819Chapter OneHer name is Esther; she is a war correspondent who has just returned from Iraq because of the imminent invasion of that country; she is thirty years old, married, without children. He is an unidentified male, between twenty-three and twenty-five years old, with dark, Mongolian features. The two were last seen in a caf on the Rue du Faubourg St-Honor.The police were told that they had met before, although no one knew how often: Esther had always said that the man -- who concealed his true identity behind the name Mikhail -- was someone very important, although she had never explained whether he was important for her career as a journalist or for her as a woman.The police began a formal investigation. Various theories were put forward -- kidnapping, blackmail, a kidnapping that had ended in murder -- none of which were beyond the bounds of possibility given that, in her search for information, her work brought her into frequent contact with people who had links with terrorist cells. They discovered that, in the weeks prior to her disappearance, regular sums of money had been withdrawn from her bank account: those in charge of the investigation felt that these could have been payments made for information. She had. Codice articolo DADAX0060832819
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