Another stunning novel by the author of The Alchemist.Another stunning novel by the author of The Alchemist.Aleph marks a return to Paulo Coelho’s beginnings. In a frank and surprising personal story, one of the world’s most beloved authors embarks on a remarkable and transformative journey of self-discovery.Facing a grave crisis of faith, and seeking a path of spiritual renewal and growth, Paulo decides to start over: to travel, to experiment, to reconnect with people and the world. On this journey through Europe, Africa, and Asia, he will again meet Hilal—the woman he loved 500 years before—an encounter that will initiate a mystical voyage through time and space, through past and present, in search of himself.Aleph is an encounter with our fears and our sins; a search for love and forgiveness, and the courage to confront the inevitable challenges of life.‘His books have had a life-enhancing impact on millions of people.’THE TIMES‘One of the few to deserve the term Publishing Phenomenon.’INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY‘Coelho’s writing is beautifully poetic but his message is what counts…he gives me hope and puts a smile on my face.’DAILY EXPRESS‘Paulo Coelho is a literary superstar’ THE IRISH TIMES‘A beacon of spiritual enlightenment’ THE BIG ISSUEPaulo Coelho is the author of The Alchemist, he was born in 1947 in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Being the author of 30 books that have sold over 320 million copies in 170 countries, he has become one of the most widely read authors in the world today. Paulo Coelho has been a United Nations Messenger of Peace since 2007 and this has allowed him to continue to promote intercultural dialogue and to focus on the needs of children. He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and the recipient of over 115 awards and honours, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the Grinzane Cavour Book Award and the Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur, to name a few.Other titles include: The Pilgrimage, Brida, The Valkyries, The Fifth Mountain, Manual of the Warrior of Light, Veronika Decides to Die, The Devil and Miss Prym, Eleven Minutes, The Zahir, Like the Flowing River, The Witch of Portobello, The Winner Stands Alone, Aleph.Paulo Coelho is one of the most beloved storytellers of our times. His books have sold more than 210 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 80 languages.• This is the first personal account Paulo has given of his own personal sacred pilgrimage; this alone has already created online anticipation from his many fans as all his other titles are works of fiction.• His most well-known title The Alchemist has achieved the status of a modern classic. The book has sold over 65 million copies worldwide.• Immediately after it was released in Brazil, ALEPH went straight to #1 in all major bestselling lists.• Paulo has received numerous prestigious international awards, including the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum and France’s Legion d’Honneur, Paulo Coelho was inducted into the Brazilian Academy of Letters in 2002, and became a United Nations Messenger of Peace in 2007.
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