Eleven Minutes, Paulo Coelho anthology Through the story of a

Through the story of a year spent under the influence of a truly mad combination of drugs designed to heal our heroine from her alienation from this world

and his luck

but also a stunning work of literature in its own right

Half of China's fifty-six recognized ethnic groups live in the region

Lest those who read the following pages should deem this story at all improbable

Eleven Minutes, Paulo Coelho anthology Through the story of aThe new bestselling novel, now in paperback, from international literary phenomenon Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist. A chance meeting in Rio takes Maria to Geneva, where she dreams of finding fame and fortune, yet ends up working the streets as a prostitute. In Geneva, Maria drifts further and further away from love while at the same time developing a fascination with sex. Eventually, Maria's despairing view of love is put to the test when she