Manuscript found in Accra / Paulo Coelho ; translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa
By: Coelho, Paulo.
Contributor(s): Costa, Margaret Jull.
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013Edition: First American edition.Description: xiv, 190 pages ; 20 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780345805058 (hardback).Uniform titles: Manuscrito encontrado em Accra. English Subject(s): Crusades -- Fiction | Jerusalem -- History -- Latin Kingdom, 1099-1244 -- FictionGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: "The latest novel from #1 internationally best-selling author Paulo Coelho is a classic of inspiration and reflection, a meditation on life, love, and the significance of change. A novel of philosophical reflection set in Jerusalem during the time of the Crusades. Here a community of Christians, Arabs, and Jews who have long lived together harmoniously have been warned of an imminent attack and certain destruction. Contemplating their demise, the community assembles to seek the wise counsel of a Greek Copt, who imparts comforting and guiding wisdom on the enduring attributes of human character. The novel unfolds as a sequence of parables on love, faith, sex, friendship, beauty, bravery, loyalty, and success. "--| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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"Originally published in Brazil as Manuscrito encantrado em Accra by Sextante, Rio de Janeiro, in 2012"--Title page verso
"The latest novel from #1 internationally best-selling author Paulo Coelho is a classic of inspiration and reflection, a meditation on life, love, and the significance of change. A novel of philosophical reflection set in Jerusalem during the time of the Crusades. Here a community of Christians, Arabs, and Jews who have long lived together harmoniously have been warned of an imminent attack and certain destruction. Contemplating their demise, the community assembles to seek the wise counsel of a Greek Copt, who imparts comforting and guiding wisdom on the enduring attributes of human character. The novel unfolds as a sequence of parables on love, faith, sex, friendship, beauty, bravery, loyalty, and success. "--