The Pilgrimage is the story of the author’s experience of walking the ancient road to Santiago in northern Spain (Santiago de Compostela Camino). He presents his tale as a true story (and I believe it is true that Mr. Coelho walked Read More …
Paulo Coelho’s name and his classic The Alchemist came up in a recent conversation. The book is only one among his numerous classics. I checked my personal library of books. I wondered, do I want to read this book again Read More …
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept is a 1994 novella by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho, centering on a young couple who is reunited eleven years after their adolescent love. Pilar has transformed with time into a strong and Read More …
Maktub is an Arabic word that stands for, it is written. I first discovered this word when I read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. To say that the moment I read this book was timely is an understatement. I received the book Read More …
A couple of months ago, I had listened to a fairy tale, where a young girl Alice wanders through a dreamland, ironically exposing herself to whims and fancies of strange creatures in virtual world, transporting me back to my childhood days, when Read More …
“Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess. – Oscar Wilde” Yes! Sounds like something that applies on me. As I’m obsessed these days with reading and reviewing Paulo Coelho books. What to do? I just can’t stop! So Read More …
Introduction As a book lover there is a veritable ocean of possibilities from which to choose. I always seem to come across a gem of a book quite regularly, and Paulo Coelho’s Manual of The Warrior of Light (Harper, 2002, Read More …
One of my friends suggested that I read ‘Veronica decides to die’ as it’s one of the best works of Paulo Coelho. Otherwise it probably would have taken me some time to get to this one. Maybe I didn’t want Read More …
Paulo Coelho’s The Fifth Mountain is one of the most extraordinary works of historical fiction I’ve ever had the pleasure to read. The author fictionalizes the biblical story of Elijah, and as a very reformed Jew who welcomes the Prophet Elijah into Read More …
Paulo Coelho writes because he wants to be loved. I read because I want to be interested. At this point it’s hard to say which of us is the more disappointed. A man asks his doctor, an old friend, if Read More …