Who is Paulo Coelho

Set in Paris and in the enchanting landscapes of Central Asia, this new novel by the author of the international bestsellers The Alchemist and Eleven Minutes follows the journey of a man obsessed with finding the wife who left him without an explanation.

The narrator of The Zahir is a bestselling novelist who lives in Paris and enjoys all the privileges that money and celebrity bring. His wife of ten years, Esther, is facing an existential crisis. When she disappears along with a friend, Mikhail, who may or may not be her lover, the authorities question the narrator. Was Esther kidnapped, killed, or did she simply abandon 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 take him to his wife. In his attempt to recapture a love lost, the narrator discovers something unexpected about himself.

Listen to this Paulho Coelho bestseller audio book here:
The Zahir - Paulo Coelho - Audio Book Download.
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"A wise and inspiring fable about the pilgrimage that life should be." - M. Scott Peck, M. D., author of The Road Less Traveled

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 an eternal testament to the transforming power of our dreams and the importance of listening to our hearts.

Download this great audio book here, or listen to a sound sample (about 5 mins.) online:
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho - Audio Books Download.
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The original titles are in Portuguese, the English title is behind the '-' :

1982 Arquivos do Inferno - Hell Archives
1986 O Manual Prático do Vampirismo - Practical Manual of Vampirism
1987 O Diário de um Mago - The Pilgrimage
1988 O Alquimista - The Alchemist
1990 Brida - Brida
1991 O Dom Supremo - The Greatest Gift
1992 As Valkírias - The Valkyries
1992 O Diário de um Magus - The Diary of a Magus
1994 Maktub - Maktub
1994 Na margem do rio Piedra eu sentei e chorei - By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
1996 O Monte Cinco - The Fifth Mountain
1997 Letras do amor de um profeta - Love Letters from a Prophet
1997 Manual do guerreiro da luz - The Manual of the Warrior of Light
1998 Veronika decide morrer - Veronika Decides to Die
1998 Palavras essenciais - Essential Words
2000 O Demônio e a Srta Prym - The Devil and Miss Prym
2001 Histórias para pais, filhos e netos - Fathers, Sons and Grandsons
2003 Onze Minutos - Eleven Minutes
2004 O Gênio e as Rosas The Genie and the Roses
2004 E no sétimo dia - And on the Seventh Day (collection of three previously published novels)
2005 O Zahir - The Zahir
2005 Caminhos Recolhidos - Revived Paths
2006 Ser como um rio que flui - Like the Flowing River
2006 A bruxa de Portobello - The Witch of Portobello
2007 Vida: Citações selecionadas - Life: Selected Quotations
2008 O Vencedor está Só - The Winner Stands Alone
2008 O Mago - The Wizard (biography by Fernando Morais)