About this item
Una novela cautivadora y audaz del autor de El Alquimista, bestseller con mas de un milln de ejemplares vendidos. En este nuevo relato, el novelista explora con gran sensibilidad la naturaleza sagrada del sexo y del amor y nos invita a enfrentar nuestros propios prejuicios y demonios. Once Minutos relata la historia de Mara, una joven proveniente de una villa brasilea, cuyos primeros roces inocentes con el amor le dejan con el corazn destrozado. A su tierna edad, se convence de que jams hallar el amor verdadero; al contrario, considera que "El amor es algo horrible que produce sufrimiento." Un encuentro casual en Ro la lleva a Ginebra, donde suea con conseguir fama y fortuna. Sin embargo, termina trabajando de prostituta. En Ginebra, la opinin desesperanzada que Mara tiene del amor, se pone a prueba al conocer a un apuesto joven pintor.
About the Author
Paulo Coelho is the author of "The Alchemist", he was born in 1947 in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Being the author of 30 books that have sold over 320 million copies in 170 countries, he has become one of the most widely read authors in the world today. Paulo Coelho has been a United Nations Messenger of Peace since 2007 and this has allowed him to continue to promote intercultural dialogue and to focus on the needs of children. He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and the recipient of over 115 awards and honours, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the Grinzane Cavour Book Award and the Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur, to name a few. Other titles include "The Pilgrimage", "Brida", "The Supreme Gift", "The Valkyries", "By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept", "Maktub", "The Fifth Mountain", "Manual of the Warrior of Light", "Veronika Decides to Die", "The Devil and Miss Prym", "Stories for Parents, Children and Grandchildren", "Eleven Minutes", "The Zahir", "Like the Flowing River", "The Witch of Portobello", "The Winner Stands Alone", "Aleph", "Manuscript Found in Accra", "Adultery", "The Spy", "Hippie". Also "Journey" guided journal.https://paulocoelhoblog.com/
