Zahir (Spanish Edition): Una Novela de Obsesión, (Paperback)

from FicusFan

A strangely written post-modern story of love, the meaning of life, spirituality, and the battle against conformity. The narrator seems to speak directly to the reader for most of the book. He tells the story of his life, and his marriage. His journey to find love, his place in life, and how he l...

from MariaSavva

I hadn't read a Paulo Coelho book for a while and this book has reminded me what I love about his writing. I am definitely intending to read more of his work. I love the way the prose pulls you in and keeps you interested. There are many inspirational and spiritual passages in the novel which see...

from nancynova

A spiritual mood book. The narrator's third wife, a war correspondent disappears, he suspects with a friend Mikhail. But Mikhail finds the narrator and promises to reunite him with his wife, when the time is right. After spending time in Paris, Mikhail reveals that Esther is in the steppes of Kha...

from PilgrimJess

"Love is a disease no one wants to get rid of. Those who catch it never try to get better, and those who suffer do not wish to be cured." The identity of the central character and narrator is never revealed to the reader. He is a best-selling author whose wife, Esther, a war correspondent, disapp...

from amaryann21

I've read a few Coelho books and generally, I really like them. This one fell short of the mark for me. This book is much heavier on the philosophy/"lesson" than on the story and one of the things I've enjoyed so much about Coelho is the balance between these things. Teh story focuses on love and...