There are a number of book by Paulo Coelho that beg to be read. But if you are on of those who have come across the author’s name in almost every book discussion but have never picked up a book from the author, you must start with these Paulo Coelho books.
Paulo Coelho is the most popular and commercially successful Portuguese author in the world. His novel The Alchemist has sold over 200 million copies and is translated in more than eighty languages. Although this might be one book that you must have heard of, there are many others from this novelist that have been appreciated by readers and climbed up the bestsellers list. Here’s out list of Paulo Coelho books for you.
5 Best Paulo Coelho Books
Paulo Coehlo always wanted to be a writer. A son of an engineer, this career choice and his rebellious behavior resulted in a trip to a mental institution on insistence of his parents. After various escape attempts and electroshock therapy, he was released at the age of twenty. His initial writings did not make a big splash, but he kept at it. After his pilgrimage to Camino de Santiago, he wrote The Pilgrimage, and later The Alchemist, that got a lot of attention.
The Alchemist
The Alchemist
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: HarperOne; 25 Anv edition (April 15, 2014)
ISBN: 0062315005, 978-0062315007
I read this book many years back. At the time, you could say, I was in search of the promised treasure. More of a Self-Help category book, The Alchemist tells a story of and Andalusian boy who has a recurring dream of a buried treasure in Egypt and takes it as his destiny to travel to Egypt and claim the treasure. On his way, he meets many different characters and experiences different interactions and events. All of these reiterate the message that things will fall into place and you will get what you want, if you desire it bad enough.
Eleven Minutes
Eleven Minutes: A Novel (P.S.)
Series: P.S.
Paperback: 273 pages
Publisher: Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (March 29, 2005)
ISBN: 0060589280, 978-0060589288
Maria’d first brush with love and affection goes sour and leaves her heartbroken. Her later attempts to become famous and a supermodel ends he in flesh trade in Geneva. She accepts this as he profession of choice and shuts all possibilities of experiencing true love. Until she meets Ralf. Ralf kindles the hope and feelings of love in Maria and makes her realize the difference between pleasures of flesh and pleasures of the soul. The book is a story of exploration and search for true love.
Adultery
Adultery (Vintage International)
Series: Vintage International
Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Vintage (May 26, 2015)
ISBN: 1101872241, 978-1101872246
The latest book from Paulo Coelho, his sixteenth, Adultery puts the glare on sexuality and inner crisis of a middle-aged, happily married woman. But often, people who have everything still feel stifled by their circumstances and are easily convinced to take on a dangerous path. Linda, our protagonist is one such person. Although the book is not inspiring as The Alchemist, the darkness in this tale of passion and frustration shows you the side that can take us all into the abyss.
The Devil and Miss Prym
The Devil and Miss Prym: A Novel of Temptation (P.S.)
Series: P.S.
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (April 10, 2007)
ISBN: 0060528001, 978-0060528003
There is evil in us all. A constant tussle to listen to the angel and brush off the devil on the other shoulder. And that is what makes us human – the ability to rise above stimulation and think before taking and action. The devil and Miss Prym is a story of this lifelong war that we must all fight.
Berta is alone and mourning the loss of her husband. She lives an aimless life and waits for the devil, as promised by her husband. Soon a stranger walks into the village with information about a treasure in the forest. He lures a barmaid by promising her solution to her innermost desires, and access to this treasure, if she agrees to kill one of the villagers. But she finds it difficult to commit the crime. As the news spreads, villagers gather and decide who must die.
The Zahir
The Zahir: A Novel of Obsession
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (July 3, 2006)
ISBN: 0060832819, 978-0060832810
Zahir means something that is obvious. The book tells a story of a writer – the narrator and protagonist – and his missing wife. While the police believe that the writer has some hand in her disappearance, the writer is at a loss to understand where his wife may have gone. he then meets her friends and begins a journey to find where his wife might be and why would she abandon him.
The book explores the relationship of a married couple as Paulo Coelho compares partners to parallel tracks of railroad that are always together, but never become one.
Which of these Paulo Coelho books have you read? And what is it that you like the most about this author. Do share your views with out readers.