Eleven Minutes

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The new bestselling novel, now in paperback, from international literary phenomenon Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist. A chance meeting in Rio takes Maria to Geneva, where she dreams of finding fame and fortune, yet ends up working the streets as a prostitute. In Geneva, Maria drifts further and further away from love while at the same time developing a fascination with sex. Eventually, Maria's despairing view of love is put to the test when she meets a handsome young painter. In this odyssey of self-discovery, Maria has to choose between pursuing a path of darkness, 'sexual pleasure for its own sake', or risking everything to find her own 'inner light' and the possibility of sacred sex, sex in the context of love. A daring modern fable about the nature of love and sex.

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Published
07/06/2004

Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

ISBN
9780007166046

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PRAISE FOR ELEVEN MINUTES "Has a strange and potent chemistry of its own." The Observer "Coelho has a deceptively simple but elegant writing style which sits well with this strange but gripping tale." Glasgow Evening Times "Refreshing and insightful!an uplifting read." What's On In London "A simply-told fable for our times, highlighting the quest for personal spiritual enlightenment." Belfast Telegraph Awarded 4 stars in New Woman magazine review

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Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho was born in Brazil and has become one of the most widely read and loved authors in the world. Especially renowned for The Alchemist and Eleven Minutes, he has sold more than 85 million books worldwide and has been translated into 63 languages. The recipient of numerous prestigious international awards, amongst them the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum and France's Legion d'Honneur, Paulo Coelho was inducted into the Brazilian Academy of Letters in 2002. He writes a weekly column syndicated throughout the world.