Exclusive - Paulo Coelho Collection [7 Books]
The Alchemist (1988)
The Valkyries (1992)
By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept: A Novel of Forgiveness (1994)
Veronika Decides To Die (1998)
The Devil and Miss Prym (2000)
The Zahir (2005)
The Witch of Portobello (2006)
About the Author
Published in over 100 countries, translated into 42 different languages, with over 21 million copies of his books sold internationally, Paulo Coelho can truly claim to be one of the most popular writers in the world. The Independent on Sunday has called him a 'publishing phenomenon'. Paulo's writing is a visionary blend of spirituality, magical realism and folklore. His stories are simple and direct, yet they have the power to change lives and inspire you with the courage to follow your dreams.
The Alchemist (1988)
Paulo Coelho’s enchanting novel has inspired a devoted following around the world. This story, dazzling in its simplicity and wisdom, is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of treasure buried in the Pyramids. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself king, and an Alchemist, all of whom point Santiago in the direction of his quest. No one knows what the treasure is, or if Santiago will be able to surmount the obstacles along the way But what starts out as a journey to find worldly goods turns into a meditation on the treasures found within. Lush, evocative, and deeply humane, the story of Santiago is art eternal testament to the transforming power of our dreams and the importance of listening to our hearts.
The Valkyries (1992)
This book is autobiographical, but told from the third person. It deals with exorcism of personal demons and discovering one's strength. It also deals with relationships among people, in this case, Paulo and his wife.
The plot involved Paulo going to the Mojave desert to meet "the Valkyries" themselves, a group of warrior women who travel the desert on motorcycles.
At the beginning of the story, "J", Coelho's master in RAM, shows him a copy of the poem by Wilde that says "we destroy what we love" and this theme is central to the story.
By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept: A Novel of Forgiveness (1994)
Rarely does adolescent love reach its full potential, but what happens when two young lovers reunite after eleven years? Time has transformed Pilar into a strong and independent woman, while her devoted childhood friend has grown into a handsome and charismatic spiritual leader. She has learned well how to bury her feelings . . . and he has turned to religion as a refuge from his raging inner conflicts.
Now they are together once again, embarking on a journey fraught with difficulties, as long-buried demons of blame and resentment resurface after more than a decade. But in a small village in the French Pyrenees, by the waters of the River Piedra, a most special relationship will be reexamined in the dazzling light of some of life’s biggest questions.
Veronika Decides To Die (1998)
Veronika Decides to Die tells the story of 24 year old Veronika, who appears to have everything in life going for her, but who decides to kill herself.
This book is partly based on Coelho's experience in various mental institutions (see the biography Confessions of A Pilgrim by Juan Arias). It is based around the subject of madness.
The gist of the message is that "collective madness is called sanity".
The Devil and Miss Prym (2000)
A stranger arrives at the remote village of Viscos, carrying with him a backpack containing a notebook and eleven gold bars. He comes searching for the answer to a question that torments him: Are human beings, in essence, good or evil? In welcoming the mysterious foreigner, the whole village becomes an accomplice to his sophisticated plot, which will forever mark their lives.
A novel of temptation The Devil and Miss Prym is a thought-provoking parable of a community devoured by greed, cowardice, and fear—as it struggles with the choice between good and evil.
Just like one of his previous books, The Alchemist, Zahir is about pilgrimage. Additional themes are love, loss and obsession.
It was originally written in Portuguese and has been translated into 44 languages. Iran was the first country to publish the book in the world, in Persian, by his Iranian publisher Caravan. The reason was that Iran has never signed any of the international copyright agreements and Caravan Publishing House and Paulo Coelho agreed to publish it first in Farsi, so that the book would fall under the national copyright law of Iran, restricting piracy. This is a rare condition when a book is published first, in a language other than the authors native language. However, the book was banned in Iran, a few months after its publication, during the 18th Tehran International Book Fair.
The story is extremely autobiographical but is intended as a work of fiction.
The Zahir means 'the obvious' or 'unable to go unnoticed' in Arabic. The story revolves around the narrator, a bestselling novelist's search for his missing wife, Esther. He enjoys all the privileges that money and celebrity bring. He is suspected of foul play by the authorities and the press of having a role to play in the inexplicable disappearance of his wife from their Paris home.
The Witch of Portobello (2006)
The Witch of Portobello is about a woman born in Transylvania to a Romani mother, who is orphaned and later adopted by a wealthy Lebanese couple.
Framed as a set of interviews conducted with those who knew Athena, who is dead as the book opens, the story recounts her birth in Transylvania to a Gypsy mother, her adoption by wealthy Lebanese Christians; her short, early marriage to a man she meets at a London college (one of the interviewees); her son Viorel’s birth; and her stint selling real estate in Dubai. Back in London in the book’s second half, Athena learns to harness the powers that have been present but inchoate within her, and the story picks up as she acquires a “teacher” (Deidre O’Neill, aka Edda, another interviewee), then disciples (also interviewed), and speeds toward a spectacular end. Coelho veers between his signature criticism of modern life and the hydra-headed alternative that Athena taps into.
The Alchemist (1988)
Paulo Coelho’s enchanting novel has inspired a devoted following around the world. This story, dazzling in its simplicity and wisdom, is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of treasure buried in the Pyramids. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself king, and an Alchemist, all of whom point Santiago in the direction of his quest. No one knows what the treasure is, or if Santiago will be able to surmount the obstacles along the way But what starts out as a journey to find worldly goods turns into a meditation on the treasures found within. Lush, evocative, and deeply humane, the story of Santiago is art eternal testament to the transforming power of our dreams and the importance of listening to our hearts.
The Valkyries (1992)
This book is autobiographical, but told from the third person. It deals with exorcism of personal demons and discovering one's strength. It also deals with relationships among people, in this case, Paulo and his wife.
The plot involved Paulo going to the Mojave desert to meet "the Valkyries" themselves, a group of warrior women who travel the desert on motorcycles.
At the beginning of the story, "J", Coelho's master in RAM, shows him a copy of the poem by Wilde that says "we destroy what we love" and this theme is central to the story.
By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept: A Novel of Forgiveness (1994)
Rarely does adolescent love reach its full potential, but what happens when two young lovers reunite after eleven years? Time has transformed Pilar into a strong and independent woman, while her devoted childhood friend has grown into a handsome and charismatic spiritual leader. She has learned well how to bury her feelings . . . and he has turned to religion as a refuge from his raging inner conflicts.
Now they are together once again, embarking on a journey fraught with difficulties, as long-buried demons of blame and resentment resurface after more than a decade. But in a small village in the French Pyrenees, by the waters of the River Piedra, a most special relationship will be reexamined in the dazzling light of some of life’s biggest questions.
Veronika Decides To Die (1998)
Veronika Decides to Die tells the story of 24 year old Veronika, who appears to have everything in life going for her, but who decides to kill herself.
This book is partly based on Coelho's experience in various mental institutions (see the biography Confessions of A Pilgrim by Juan Arias). It is based around the subject of madness.
The gist of the message is that "collective madness is called sanity".
The Devil and Miss Prym (2000)
A stranger arrives at the remote village of Viscos, carrying with him a backpack containing a notebook and eleven gold bars. He comes searching for the answer to a question that torments him: Are human beings, in essence, good or evil? In welcoming the mysterious foreigner, the whole village becomes an accomplice to his sophisticated plot, which will forever mark their lives.
A novel of temptation The Devil and Miss Prym is a thought-provoking parable of a community devoured by greed, cowardice, and fear—as it struggles with the choice between good and evil.
Just like one of his previous books, The Alchemist, Zahir is about pilgrimage. Additional themes are love, loss and obsession.
It was originally written in Portuguese and has been translated into 44 languages. Iran was the first country to publish the book in the world, in Persian, by his Iranian publisher Caravan. The reason was that Iran has never signed any of the international copyright agreements and Caravan Publishing House and Paulo Coelho agreed to publish it first in Farsi, so that the book would fall under the national copyright law of Iran, restricting piracy. This is a rare condition when a book is published first, in a language other than the authors native language. However, the book was banned in Iran, a few months after its publication, during the 18th Tehran International Book Fair.
The story is extremely autobiographical but is intended as a work of fiction.
The Zahir means 'the obvious' or 'unable to go unnoticed' in Arabic. The story revolves around the narrator, a bestselling novelist's search for his missing wife, Esther. He enjoys all the privileges that money and celebrity bring. He is suspected of foul play by the authorities and the press of having a role to play in the inexplicable disappearance of his wife from their Paris home.
The Witch of Portobello (2006)
The Witch of Portobello is about a woman born in Transylvania to a Romani mother, who is orphaned and later adopted by a wealthy Lebanese couple.
Framed as a set of interviews conducted with those who knew Athena, who is dead as the book opens, the story recounts her birth in Transylvania to a Gypsy mother, her adoption by wealthy Lebanese Christians; her short, early marriage to a man she meets at a London college (one of the interviewees); her son Viorel’s birth; and her stint selling real estate in Dubai. Back in London in the book’s second half, Athena learns to harness the powers that have been present but inchoate within her, and the story picks up as she acquires a “teacher” (Deidre O’Neill, aka Edda, another interviewee), then disciples (also interviewed), and speeds toward a spectacular end. Coelho veers between his signature criticism of modern life and the hydra-headed alternative that Athena taps into.
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