The book is about a lonely young man, frederick clegg, who works as a clerk in a city hall, and. He had probably told his fellow journalists on the magazine various untrue stories about local customs, too, and said how badly slovene women dress. Veronika is a young woman who leads a sort of humdrum life not of her own choosing she decides to attempt suicide after realizing things a. This time is necessary for searching and sorting links. Twentyfouryearold veronika seems to have everything youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job. This book is partly based on coelhos experience in various mental institutions. It follows the story of a 24yearold womans attempted suicide and stay at a mental hospital. Veronika, 24, works in a library in ljubljana, slovenia, and rents a room in a convent. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Best paulo coelho book ever i love how paulo coelho writes in general, i am really a. Twentyfouryearold veronika seems to have everything youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling. It tells the story of 24yearold slovenian veronika, who appears to have everything in life going for her, but who decides to kill herself.
Veronika was dying, and she had other concerns, such as wondering if. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Read this literature essay and over 89,000 other research documents. If for nothing else, one must give coehlo credit for flawlessly combinging as all these different, perceptive characters in to the same book. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1998, and was written by paulo coelho.
Jan 02, 2015 audio libro credits in the end of the audio. She has many things going on in her life and due to all these things she just wants to kill herself. The bestselling brazilian author of the alchemist delicately etches this morose but ultimately uplifting story of the suicidal veronika, who creeps along the. The book weights highly on paulo coelho own personal experience when he was institutionalized. Bold 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. This novel is a deeply stimulating, eye opening novel. Bold and illuminating, it is a dazzling portrait of a young woman at the crossroads of despair and liberation, and a poetic.
Personal growth has its price, and she was paying it without complaint. Under the supervision of an unorthodox psychiatrist who specializes in controversial treatment, veronika learns that she has only weeks to live. Bold 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. In a nutshell, veronika is successful in the corporate world, but shes miserable. I loved the book, i was really excited to hear there was a movie version. Paulo coelho is probably the best author in the world. She takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting never to wake up. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. After a frantic suicide attempt, veronika awakens inside a mysterious mental asylum. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 210 pages and is available in paperback format.
Talking about the main character of the book, as the name of the book says, the main character of the book is veronika. D promise give my friend some lovego here miriams blog. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. 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. In his latest international bestseller, the celebrated a.
So, one cold november morning, she takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting never to wake up. With sarah michelle gellar, jonathan tucker, erika christensen, florencia lozano. A novel of redemption book online at best prices in india on. One of the bestselling book and translated in 24 different languages. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength study guide to deepen your comprehension of the book and why its important. The book as mentioned revolves around the protagonist veronika who. It tells the story of 24yearold slovenian veronika, who appears to. The plot revolves around veronika, a young and beautiful girl from slovenia, who has the perfect life money, a job, a loving family, and a good number of boyfriends, yet theres something inside her that needs. If you are interested in the fiction books then go ahead and download this book. To read this book, upload an epub or fb2 file to bookmate. The new novel from internationally acclaimed author paulo coelho a dramatic story of love, life and death that shows us all why every second of our exist. Harpercollins ebooks 0 49 0 summary twentyfouryearold veronika seems to have everything youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job.
When veronika was told that her life would end in one week, she became aware of the value of every moment she was living and she started realising the mistakes she had made in the past, she also started expressing spontaneously her feelings, stopped worrying about the future and decided to achieve the. When i heard it starred sarah michelle gellar, even more excited about it surely she would be the perfect veronika. Miserable to the extent that she tries to kill herself. The plot revolves around veronika, a young and beautiful girl from slovenia, who has the perfect life money, a job, a loving family, and a good number of boyfriends, yet theres something inside her that needs to be filled a void that continues to trouble her. Igor, and even other inpatients in the mental hospital. Basically it is story of 24 years old veronika, who seems to have everything in life going for her, but who determines to ruin herself. This book is partly based on coelhos experience in various mental institutions see the biography confessions of.
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