Eleven Minutes: A Novel (P.S.)
 

Eleven Minutes: A Novel (P.S.)

by Paulo Coelho


Eleven Minutes is the story of Maria, a young girl from a Brazilian village, whose first innocent brushes with love leave her heartbroken. At a tender age, she becomes convinced that she will never find true love, instead believing that "love is a terrible thing that will make you suffer. . . ." A chance meeting in Rio takes her to Geneva, where she dreams of finding fame and fortune.... (read more)

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nidberera
  • Rated 4 stars

For the month of (September ’06)

Book – ELEVEN MINUTES – PAULO COELHO

I am sure that all of us at some point of time has read or heard of the Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and its rave reviews. I read it and reveled in the language and content for a long - long time until I read ‘eleven minutes.’ Being an avid reader I honestly believe that certain books come into our lives for a reason. It sends us messages or offers help on what you need the most and for me eleven minutes was...

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Lukas
  • Rated 1 stars

Banal?
"The inevitable will happen, that way what is real always finds a way of revealing itself"
"Profound desire, true desire is the desire to be with someone"
"..to speak the language of souls, known as sex ..."
"Does the husband go to work thinking he will find personal fulfilment there? No, he is giving his sweat and tears for the good of the family."

Maria uncovers the core truths of the human condition through the sex industry and her encounters with two...

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Newest Comments

  • Ray

    ray said:

    I really can't wait to read this book!!!

    posted 11 days ago
  • Dana I

    dana i said:

    'eleven minutes' can be assesed as a fascinating story with a halucinating structure. it's impressive the accuracy of details which paulo coelho uses to describe the setting and the feelings of the characters. but for his talent, the story would have become another sad saga of a naive girl lured by the glamourous life of a big city. instead, he managed to capture essential landscapes that make the reader to transcend into the novel's action.

    posted 2 weeks ago
  • mostafa s

    mostafa s said:

    well....it's good....there's much better:)

    posted Wednesday, May 21 2008
  • canishk

    canishk said:

    good book and worth reading.

    specially the diary notes... Some quotations are really wonderful.

    I should recommend every teenager should read it.

    posted Monday, May 19 2008
  • talal

    talal said:

    I thing that Paulo tried to write about the holly sex
    but ............ where is the meaning in that girl life ???!!!!!!

    posted Sunday, May 18 2008
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