About this title: A beloved writer takes a his talents in a startling new direction with this haunting, pulse-pounding psychological thriller about the destructive power of jealousy, greed, and control.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper
Date Published: 2009-04-01
ISBN-13:9780061750441ISBN:0061750441
Description: Like New. * Gift quality. Fine hardcover in fine unclipped dustjacket. No marks, discernible wear or damage inside or out. Binding tight and square, corners sharp. 2009 Harper, stated First Edition with full number line. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper
Date Published: 4/7/2009
ISBN-13:9780061750441ISBN:0061750441
Description: New. 0061750441 Brand New Book With Remainder Mark. May Have Slight Shelf Wear. In-Stock Now For Immediate Secure Packaging & Delivery. read more
Description: New. A Brand New Copy. Never Read. Buy with confidence from an Independent Bookstore where the owners, a husband and wife team, have over 30 years of combined bookselling experience. read more
Edition: First edition-First printing.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper Collins, New York
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780061750441ISBN:0061750441
Description: Fine book in fine dust jacket. Translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins
Date Published: 2009-04-07
ISBN-13:9780061750441ISBN:0061750441
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harperluxe
Date Published: 2009-04-01
ISBN-13:9780061774867ISBN:0061774863
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Binding: Spoken Word MP3-CD
Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Date Published: 2009-04-01
ISBN-13:9781433288098ISBN:1433288095
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperLuxe
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780061774867ISBN:0061774863
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780061750441ISBN:0061750441
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Binding: CD-ROM
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781433288098ISBN:1433288095
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780007306060ISBN:0007306067
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 400 pages. The winner stands alone is the enthralling new novel by the incomparable paulo coelho. (Hardback) read more
Binding: Spoken Word Compact Disc
Publisher: Harperaudio
Date Published: 2009-04-01
ISBN-13:9780061770524ISBN:0061770523
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"Coelho's newest novel is set in the world of 'glitz and glimmer', or more precisely at the Cannes Film Festival. The book is fast paced, and may even at some point seem superficial. The action takes place during a single day, and the writing is kept in Coelho's typical, present tense, simple structure writing. But on a deeper level, it is not just the vanity of the rich and famous, the 'superclass' as they are called in the book, but a study of motivation. The author shows, in a rather simplified way, what makes certain archetypes of persons tick; and it is exactly this that makes the book a great read. Oh, and yes, the ending...."
"This novel focuses on the world of fame, film and power. Are closely intertwined by love and death, over its pages we'll ask if we were not all on the edge as the protagonist Igor to give free play to our darkest desires and our imagination makes overflow Cannes made an imaginary, but the Cannes same star made a misogynist and racist Brigitte Bardo. But the reasons for the author to delve, near the end of this book, in situations where the reader is unable to recognize human nature, as is the very history of serial murderers, boast after the struggle between love and Igor the glory of that stands to the happiness of everyone else involved is unknown and makes me give this rating. I'm very adept at this author but I've never known one of his books as having the best finish I've read, he needs strength in the outcome does not simply come to an end desired by the reader, or leave hanging in the air opportunity for the good triumph over evil, lacks thrust, ruling, that "Je Ne Sais Quoi" that makes the world go round in my head and hear from my lips the words of a simple "Is not final but is expected the end that fills my soul"."
"Paulo is one of my most favorite writers... He writes so well, that I can hear him telling me the story as if we are sitting next to each other. His writing style, his perspective, and understanding are nothing less than awesome.
This book, however, was a dfficult read for me, as it is a powerful indictment of today's superficial, hedonistic, material society. Most of his books identify 'the divine' within each of us, while revealling our humanness. What made this difficult was the lack of the divine and the baasenss of the characters. They are shallow animals.
The writing style and story telling are superior. The book is a critical perspective of people today"
"There's definitely a story here, one made up of many strands that take place in a 24-hr period during the Cannes Film Festival. I got into most if not all the stories of the various characters, each one interesting and sympathetic in their own right. Given the fictional nature of the novel, what I really dug was that this book is 99.999% information. That's effin precious when you're dealing with a multi-billion dollar industry of illusions. Coelho illuminates one possible spiritual path in its wake that I found helpful, if not indispensible.
I didn't like the ending though (did the author have to take it that far??)"
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