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Description
The narrator of The Zahir is a bestselling novelist who lives in Paris and enjoys all the privileges money and celebrity bring. His wife of ten years, Esther, is a war correspondent who has disappeared along with a friend, Mikhail, who may or may not be her lover. Was Esther kidnapped,... read more
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Memorable Quotes
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“" When Someone leaves, it's beacause someone else is about to arrive - I'll find love again ."”
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“" I had to lose her in order to understand that the taste of things recovered is the sweetest honey we will ever know."”
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“"Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused."”
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“Stop being who you were and become who you are.”
First Sentence
Her name is Esther; she is a war correspondent who has just returned from Iraq because of the imminent invasion of that country; she is thirty years old, married,without children.
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Authors & Contributors
- Paulo Coelho (Author)
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