Au IXe siècle avant notre ère, Dieu ordonne au prophète Élie de quitter Israël. Son chemin le mène alors à Sarepta, une petite cité phénicienne. Là, dans la ville assiégée par les Assyriens, Elie perdra tout, notamment la femme aimée, et sera pris dans un tourbillon d'événements dramatiques qui le conduiront à affronter Dieu.«Pourquoi Celui qui a créé le monde préfère-t-Il se servir de la tragédie pour écrire le livre du destin? demanda Élie.- Tu ne sais pas ce que tu dis, rétorqua l'ange. Il n'y a pas de tragédie, il y a seulement l'inévitable. Tout a sa raison d'être : c'est à toi de savoir distinguer ce qui est passager de ce qui est définitif.- Qu'est-ce qui est passager ?- L'inévitable.- Et qu'est-ce qui est définitif ?- Les leçons de l'inévitable.»

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From one of the world's best loved storytellers, Paulo Coelho, comes a riveting novel tracing the mysterious life and disappearance of Athena dubbed 'the Witch of Portobello'.

 This is the story of Athena, or Sherine, to give her the name she was baptised with. Her life is pieced together through a series of recorded interviews with those people who knew her well or hardly at all - parents, colleagues, teachers, friends, acquaintances, her ex-husband.

 The novel unravels Athena's mysterious beginnings, via an orphanage in Romania, to a childhood in Beirut. When war breaks out, her adoptive family move with her to London, where a dramatic turn of events occurs.

 Athena, who has been dubbed 'the Witch of Portobello' for her seeming powers of prophecy, disappears dramatically, leaving those who knew her to solve the mystery of her life and abrupt departure.

 Like The Alchemist, The Witch of Portobello is the kind of story that will transform the way readers think about love, passion, joy and sacrifice.

The Witch of Portobello

In his latest international bestseller, the celebrated author of The Alchemist addresses the fundamental questions asked by millions: What am I doing here today? and Why do I go on living?Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything she could wish for: youth and beauty, pleny of attractive boyfriends, a fulfilling job, and a loving family. Yet something is lacking in her life. Inside her is a void so deep that nothing could possibly ever fill it. So, on the morning of November 11, 1997, Veronika decides to die. She takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting never to wake up.Naturally Veronika is stunned when she does wake up at Villete, a local mental hospital, where the staff informs her that she has, in fact, partially succeeded in achieving her goal. While the overdose didn't kill Veronika immediately, the medication has damaged her heart so severely that she has only days to live.The story follows Veronika through the intense week of self-discovery that ensues. To her surprise, Veronika finds herself drawn to the confinement of Villete and its patients, who, each in his or her individual way, reflect the heart of human experience. In the heightened state of life's final moments, Veronika discovers things she has never really allowed herself to feel before: hatred, fear, curiosity, love, and sexual awakening. She finds that every second of her existence is a choice between living and dying, and at the eleventh hour emerges more open to life than ever before.In Veronika Decides to Die, Paulo Coelho takes the reader on a distinctly modern quest to find meaning in a culture overshadowed by angst, soulless routine, and pervasive conformity. Based on events in Coelho's own life, Veronika Decides to Die questions the meaning of madness and celebrates individuals who do not fit into patterns society considers to be normal. Poignant and illuminating, it is a dazzling portrait of a young woman at the crossroads of despair and liberation, and a poetic, exuberant appreciation of each day as a renewed opportunity.

Veronika décide de mourir

14 juillet 1099. Alors que les croisés sont aux portes de la ville, les habitants de Jérusalem se pressent autour d'un homme mystérieux connu sous le nom du Copte pour entendre ses derniers enseignements. La foule, composée de chrétiens, de juifs et de musulmans qui vivaient jusqu'alors en parfaite harmonie, s'apprête à livrer combat et la défaite semble imminente. Mais loin de toute stratégie guerrière, c'est une véritable leçon de vie qui leur est dispensée. Le Manuscrit retrouvé est une invitation à repenser notre humanité qui pose une question d'une brûlante actualité : quelles valeurs subsistent lorsque tout a été détruit ?

Le Manuscrit retrouvé

Recueil de paraboles inspirées a l’auteur par les sources et les folklores les plus divers, Maktub représente un trésor coloré de sagesse. Ces textes courts sont nés d’une contribution de Paulo Coelho au quotidien brésilien Folha de Sao Paulo.

Maktub

Transform your life. Rewrite your destiny.In his most personal novel to date, internationally bestselling author Paulo Coelho returns with a remarkable journey of self-discovery. Like the main character in his much-beloved The Alchemist, Paulo is facing a grave crisis of faith. As he seeks a path of spiritual renewal and growth, his only real option is to begin again—to travel, to experiment, to reconnect with people and the landscapes around him.Setting off to Africa, and then to Europe and Asia via the Trans-Siberian railroad, he initiates a journey to revitalize his energy and passion. Even so, he never expects to meet Hilal. A gifted young violinist, she is the woman Paulo loved five hundred years before—and the woman he betrayed in an act of cowardice so far-reaching that it prevents him from finding real happiness in this life. Together they will initiate a mystical voyage through time and space, traveling a path that teaches love, forgiveness, and the courage to overcome life’s inevitable challenges. Beautiful and inspiring, Aleph invites us to consider the meaning of our own personal journeys.

Aleph

Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure. His quest will lead him to riches far different—and far more satisfying—than he ever imagined. Santiago's journey teaches us about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, of recognizing opportunity and learning to read the omens strewn along life's path, and, most importantly, to follow our dreams.

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Veronika décide de mourir

En plein festival de Cannes, la Croisette fourmille de starlettes en mal de gloire, de puissants réalisateurs, d'acteurs de renom et de touristes surexcités. Parmi eux rôde Igor, un homme brisé par une rupture sentimentale et qui a décidé de se venger. Une fable à la fois cruelle et divertissante sur un monde aux valeurs morales en perdition.

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