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The Fifth Mountain
 

The Fifth Mountain

by Paulo Coelho

With The Fifth Mountain, Paulo Coelho turns his talent for spiritual fiction to the story of the Biblical prophet Elijah. Like a blossoming flower, Coelho opens up the brief account of Elijah's flight from Gilead and his time in Zarephath. He deepens the prophet's character by revealing the thoughts, doubts, and discoveries that Elijah must have experienced as he struggled to find his course in... (read more)

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Mohammad z
  • Rated 5 stars

“i think this book is the best of him”

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Amit Sinha
  • Rated 1 stars

“I don't like any of the Paulo Coelho stuff so this stuff might appear biased but let me expostulate my rational for disliking Coelho.

Another pseudo-spiritual writer who lost himself in the process of 'self-discovery'. All his stories are a re-hash of old Biblical myths and that too not very creative ones. The tone is evangelical, exhorting people to sacrifice things in this world for things in that other world (of which none of us is really sure about!), subjugating our common-sense...”

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  • Rated 3.625213 stars
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  • Rated 4 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Reese

    reese said:

    “This was my very first Paulo Coelho book.. I bought this without knowing who this author was but was particularly interested in the book since it was about Elijah, my favorite character in the Bible.. Basically the same story as told in the Bible but with a lot more embellishments from Coelho.. Very good book for me..”

    posted Friday, May 30 2008
  • rebecca r

    rebecca r said:

    “beautifull story
    ”

    posted Tuesday, January 1 2008
  • sogi

    sogi said:

    “this book learned me ,challenge life to be successful
    try to win ”

    posted Tuesday, December 4 2007
  • Ego O

    ego o said:

    “I am currently reading this book... and like all Coelho's books i've read, i am feeling refreshed both intellectually and spiritually. ”

    posted Sunday, November 25 2007
  • kuddliohm

    kuddliohm said:

    “I've read "The Alchemist" and thought it was ok but over-rated. This, for me, is Paulo Coelho's best book although non-Christians tend to get turned off by it's biblical story.”

    posted Sunday, November 4 2007
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