Piata góra

by Paulo Coelho

Overview

Czasem próżność lub pycha każą nam wierzyć, że wszystko od nas zależy. Ale kiedy spada na nas nieszczęście, zawsze myślimy, że na nie nie zasłużyliśmy, że los jest niesprawiedliwy, że wpadliśmy w pułapkę. Prorok Eljasz w IX wieku przed naszą erą opuszcza z rozkazu Jahwe ojczysty Izrael i chroni się przed prześladowaniami Jezabel w sąsiedniej Fenicji, gdzie od niemal trzech stuleci panuje pokój i dobrobyt. Na karkołomnej ścieżce, którą prowadzi go Bóg, Eljasz ujrzy widmo wojny, śmierć i zgliszcza, utraci wiarę i pokłóci się z Bogiem. Ale i odkryje, że każda tragedia, która wtargnęła znienacka w życie człowieka, nie jest wcale karą a jedynie wyzwaniem, próbą, której każdy musi stawić czoła...

Product Details

BN ID:	2940045619684
Publisher:	Sant Jordi Asociados
Publication date:	04/04/2014
Sold by:	Sant Jordi Asociados Agencia
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB
Language:	Polish

About the Author

His books have been translated into 56 languages, topped bestseller lists throughout the world, and scored him such celebrity fans as Julia Roberts, Bill Clinton, and Madonna; yet for Brazilian publishing phenom Paulo Colho, the road to success has been strewn with a number of obstacles, many of them rooted in his troubled past.

As a youth, Coelho was expected to follow in the footsteps of his father, a professional engineer. When he rebelled, expressing his intentions to become a writer, his parents had him committed to a psychiatric hospital where he was subjected to electro-shock therapy. He left home to join the 1970s countercultural revolution, experimenting with drugs, dabbling in black magic, and getting involved in Brazil's bohemian art and music scene. He teamed with rock musician Raul Seixas for an extremely successful songwriting partnership that changed the face of Brazilian pop -- and put a lot of money in Coelho's pockets. He also joined an anti-capitalist organization called the Alternative Society which attracted the attention of Brazil's military dictatorship. Marked down as a subversive, he was imprisoned and tortured.

Amazingly, Coelho survived these horrific experiences. He left the hippie lifestyle behind, went to work in the record industry, and began to write, but without much success. Then, in the mid-1980s, during a trip to Europe, he met a man, an unnamed mentor he refers to only as "J," who inducted him into Regnum Agnus Mundi, a secret society that blends Catholicism with a sort of New Age mysticism. At J's urging, Coelho journeyed across el Camino de Santiago, the legendary Spanish road traversed by pilgrims since the Middle Ages. He chronicled this life-changing, 500-mile journey -- the culmination of decades of soul-searching -- in The Pilgrimage, published in 1987.

The following year, Coelho wrote The Alchemist, the inspirational fable for which he is best known. The first edition sold so poorly the publisher decided not to reprint it. Undaunted, Coelho moved to a larger publishing house that seemed more interested in his work. When his third novel (1990's Brida) proved successful, the resulting media buzz carried The Alchemist all the way to the top of the charts. Released in the U.S. by HarperCollins in 1993, The Alchemist became a word-of-mouth sensation, turning Coelho into a cult hero.

Since then, he has gone on to create his own distinct literary brand -- an amalgam of allegory and self-help filled with spiritual themes and symbols. In his novels, memoirs, and aphoristic nonfiction, he returns time and again to the concepts of quest and transformation and has often said that writing has helped connect him to his soul. While his books have not always been reviewed favorably and have often become the subject of strong cultural and philosophical debate, there is no doubt that this self-described "pilgrim writer" has struck a chord in readers everywhere. In the 2009 edition of the Guiness Book of World Records, Coelho was named the most translated living author -- with William Shakespeare the most translated of all time!

Hometown:

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Date of Birth:

August 24, 1947

Place of Birth:

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Education:

Left law school in second year

Website:

http://www.paulocoelho.com