2007, ISBN: 006133880X

[EAN: 9780061338809], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: HarperCollins], NOVEL, BRAZILIAN LITERATURE, Advance Reader's Edition in paperback of First U.S. Edition Published in 2007. Translated… Meer...

[EAN: 9780061338809], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: HarperCollins], NOVEL, BRAZILIAN LITERATURE, Advance Reader's Edition in paperback of First U.S. Edition Published in 2007. Translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in Fine condition. "Who is Athena? The illegitimate child of a Transylvanian gypsy. The adopted daughter of wealthy Lebanese parents. The young wife and loving mother. The bank clerk in London. The real estate agent in Dubai. The controversial priestess of Portobello Road who dances to the sounds of her own unique music--and leads others to dance as well. To those she has touched, Athena is all of these people--and more. Through recollections and reminiscences, those who knew her best try to make sense of this mystifying and fascinating woman. Yet the truth of Athena may never be known." [wrapper's publisher copy] "Coelho returns with another uncanny fusion of philosophy, religious miracle and moral parable. The Portobello of the title is London's Portobello Road, where Sherine Khalil, aka Athena, finds the worship meeting she's leading--where she becomes an omniscient goddess named Hagia Sophia--disrupted by a Protestant protest. Framed as a set of interviews conducted with those who knew Athena, who is dead as the book opens, the story recounts her birth in Transylvania to a Gypsy mother, her adoption [& early life]. In London in the book's second half, Athena learns to harness the powers that have been present but inchoate within her, and the story picks up as she acquires a 'teacher,' then disciples, and speeds toward a spectacular end. Coelho veers between his signature criticism of modern life and the hydra-headed alternative that Athena taps into. Narrated from multiple points of view, the portrait of Athena that emerges is as provocative and spiritually complex as one would expect from the author of The Alchemist."--Publishers Weekly. Pristine paperback ARC w/bright corners & crisp deckle edges, a thin & intact vellum wrapper, a square & tight binding w/no creases in spine & no jacket as issued. Quite presentable., Books<

2007, ISBN: 9780061338809

Harper & Row, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. 268 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Harper & Row, 2007. First Edition. This is the first USA edit… Meer...

Harper & Row, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. 268 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Harper & Row, 2007. First Edition. This is the first USA edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Edges of dust jacket have moderate bumping. . Remainder mark on page edges. Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Paulo Coelho, one of the world's best loved storytellers, is back with a riveting new novel set in London. 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. This gripping new novel is filled with the themes Paulo fans know and love: spirituality, relationships, destiny, freedom. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN/EAN: 9780061338809. Inventory No: 22020014.. 9780061338809, Harper & Row, 2007, 3<

2007, ISBN: 006133880X

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[EAN: 9780061338809], Used, good, [PU: HarperOne], Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting., Books<

2007, ISBN: 006133880X

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[EAN: 9780061338809], Used, good, [PU: HarperOne], Used - Good : May be signs of prior use, (Highlighting, writing, creasing, folds, etc.) For USED books, we cannot guarantee supplemental materials such as CDs, DVDs, access codes and other materials., Books<