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The Zahir: A Novel of Obsession

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Something or somebody that begins with just a passing thought and ends up being the only thing we can think about. This can be unerstood as saintliness or insanity.
The Zahir, Paulo Coelho's new novel, is a perfect follow-on to The Alchemist. Paulo picks up the theme of the pilgrimage to Santiago but tells a very different, gripping story of love, loss and passionate obsession.

The protagonist of this new novel is a renowned author who writes about spirituality and once went on pilgrimage along the road to Santiago. On a return visit, he is suddenly abandoned by his wife, who leaves no trace of herself behind. As the story unfolds the author becomes obsessed with understanding the reason for her desertion.

The title comes from a tale by Jorge Luis Borges, published in his book The Aleph. In Arabic Zahir means 'visible, present and unable to go unnoticed.' It refers to something or someone that ends up being the only thing we can think of. This state of 'possession' can be understood as saintliness or insanity, with a fine line between the two.

The novel is also full of comments on what it is to be rich and famous, on the meaning of money, on what motivates a writer and on the nature of marriage.

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Detail Information

Series Title

Paulo Coelho Deluxe Edition

Call Number

869.342 COE z

Publisher

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India : HarperCollins Publishers India.., 2018

Collation

13x20 cm; pbk; bw; 342p

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9788172236298

Classification

860

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Edition

24th Impression

Subject(s)

PHILOSOPHY
Love
Romance
Missing persons
Adult
Contemporary
Spirituality
Paris, France
Psychological Fiction
Portuguese Fiction
Marriage
Compulsive Behaviour
War Correspondents

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HarperCollins Publishers, 2005

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