The Winner Stands Alone (2008) (edit title/settings)

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• Ewa: Igor's wife who leaves him for Hamid Hussein.
• Igor: Ewa's ex-husband, who tries to get her back.
• Hamid Hussein: Ewa's husband, a top-class fashion designer.
• Pero: Add a description of this character.
• Gibson
• Dios
• Cristina
• La Superclase
• Olivia: Igor's first victim who's soul helps him complete his "mission'
• Maureen
• Martínez
• Croisette
• Morris
• Alicia
• Gabriela: A struggling actor.
• Creo: A cop in Cannes who handels the case.
• Jasmine: A top in-demand model.
• Cuando

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• “It doesn’t even occur to the hopefuls that the Powerful only talk to the Powerful”

• “...to pretend that they’re (The Powerful) happy, even though they’re now hostage to their own success, to continue struggling to increase their wealth and influence, even when both those things are already vast...”

• “Life sometimes separates people so that they can realise how much they mean to each other”

  Igor

• “...transformations always occur during moments of crisis.”

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• A man’s dignity isn’t measured by the people he has around him when he’s at the peak of his success, but by his ability not to forget those who helped him when his need was greatest.

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• “Fashion” is merely a way of saying: “I belong to your world. I’m wearing the same uniform as your army, so don’t shoot.”

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• “How can we be so arrogant? The planet is, was, and always will be stronger than us. We can’t destroy it; if we overstep the mark, the planet will simply erase us from its surface and carry on existing. Why don’t they start talking about not letting the planet destroy us?

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• Life sometimes separates people so that they can realize how much they mean to each other.

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• Life has many ways of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once.

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• Success is both an addiction and an enslavement, and at the end of the day, when you’re lying in bed with some new man or woman, you’ll ask yourself: was it really worth it? Why did I ever want this?”

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• the phone is no longer simply a method of communicating with others, but a thread of hope, a way of believing that you’re not alone, a way of showing others how important you are.

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• something very important: transformations always occur during moments of crisis.

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Cannes
• Francia
• Maldad Absoluta
• Savoy
• Rusia
• Hollywood

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Glossary edit see section history

• Perfume: A term used by starlets to refer to elderly millionaire or millionairess

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Paulo Coelho (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Margaret Jull Costa (Translator) - translated into English from Portuguese
2. Ana Belén Costas (Translator) - translated into Spanish from Portuguese

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Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 869.342

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Religion & Spirituality › Authors, A-Z › ( C ) › Coelho, Paulo
• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary