Eleven Minutes

Eleven minutes Paulo Coelho It took many years gruelling quest before I prove author whose style of writing is natural and real. Paulo Coelho is my favorite writer and like nobody else knows a room how to grab my attention. He is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. His books have been translated in 71 languages. Critics identify him with phenomenon of the great unwashed culture. He is rated among the come inmatch writers of all time. For me he became a true authority and I dare hold that for many excessively.I read almost all his works and especially one exerted a grand impression on me. Eleven minutes originally Onze minutos was published in 2003 in 39 languages and until 2005 interchange in 6 million copies. It is one from this books which has a powerful magnetizing effect on me. The novel tells a story close young woman Maria, her beauty attracted to men. She lives in the Brazilian province. We meet her as a child who dreams of a prince from fairy tale and a quiet hous e overlooking the sea. Her first unprejudiced contacts with slam leave her heartbroken.As a teenager she already knew what suffering is and was living in the belief that love brings only(prenominal) pain and is non worth to worry about. She is confident that result never find true, everlasting(a) love. After graduating school she found a job in a store with fabrics. Owner cut out in love with her but these unpleasant experiences from the past cause that she was only guided by a desire to hold currency. This contributed to the fact that Maria has used him and then went to Brazil. There she met a rich cat-o-nine-tails who offered her a job as a dancer at a iniquityclub in Switzerland.Excited fille thought that the fortune had smi seize on upon her and this trip impart help her make a career and earn the money she has always dreamed of. But Maria soon discovers that the work is different than she had imagined. The salary was low and work conditions below her expectations. Also, the employer was a comp allowely different man. She decided not to give up because only her self-will could help her achieve the desired success. She entered into an affair with a rich Arab. She began to neglect her duties as a dancer, which led to job losses.Unfortunately, as it used to be in the life of Maria her lover dumped the girl and with this left(a) an opposite deep wound in her heart. This unpleasant experience cemented her belief that love is nothing. She pauperizationed to sustain a model but she didnt succeed it because the man who had to take care of her career turn out to be only a man seeking a woman for one night. deprived of all hopes and dreams were not wondered long and with the adoption of a proposal from a stranger a sort of Marias soul died. After that fateful night she has been meditating on her life.She could not go nursing home with nothing therefore she decided to follow the path she chose. Maria borrowed many books about sex and bought wear ing apparel that seemed relevant to her profession. She began looking for work which proved to be very easy. After the first, actually the second night she didnt feel like her, she hasnt thought about it and started to do it automatically like person who is devoid of all feelings. She tried to explain why she was doing but she couldnt. Maria wanted to become the best in her profession to earn in the short time a lot of money.After six months she was unrivalled. She had gamey expectations of her customers which helped her keep respect for herself. She wanted only to survive the next 6 months and with a sizeable centerfield in the account return to Brazil where she will buy a small farm, animals and parents will take under her roof. She moved to a more comfortable dwelling and was careful to not fall in love. One sidereal day, when she had free afternoon went for a walk when she met a painter named Ralf Hart. Maria felt by him as the friend whom she had known for a long time.Girl for the first time told someone the intact the true because she felt safe with him. At all meetings the man translateed her true life reminded her that prostitution did not broaden to anything besides money that has no value. Maria guided by an impulse decided to abandon the flummox life and return to the country. She did not intend to ask Ralf to go with her. She was grateful that he made that she was able to love again. The end of her stay in Geneva was approaching. In two weeks, she had to leave Europe. She decided that the day before departure, she will say her lover about her plans.He tried to persuade her to not leave but she was adamant. Last night they spent together and then she went to the airport. All the time Maria believed that Ralf will show up at the last moment, like in the movies, take her in his arms and never let go. But that has not happened. When she flew to Paris, was still a lot of time until the next plane. She thought about it, or not spend one day in Paris, explore, contemplate about what had happened, but it turned out that the ticket does not allow for departure the next day.Suddenly she heard a voice. It was Ralf. He said that he had seen her at the airport in Geneva and flew to Paris to make her a surprise. She did not care about what will happen in the future, the present was the most important at this time. I stood before choosing to signalise the entire book or just a fragment. I decided to describe everything not only a part because a whole novel and its message had a great influence on me. Novels language engages the attention it is specific to the style of Coelho.On the one hand we find a metaphor, rich symbolism, subjectivity and emotion marked by language, which is perfectly adapted to the philosophical sense of the whole work. But this is not a reason to worry about because philosophical doesnt mean something difficult. Coelho want to get closer to his referees, he isnt inventing his own, an abstract style. On th e contrary often uses colloquial wrangle and phrases, so readers can easily identify with this book and its characters as human as he is. blush Maria is close to us the script of her life could be a scenario, each of our lives.Her reflections are forcing the reader to his own reflection and try to answer questions like what is for us sex nowadays? Or how some(prenominal) of our lives can change the case, for example the reading of boring books about the science in an exclusive cafe? These and other questions will also find the answer in the discussions of Mary with her customers, Ralf and the librarian. As I already mentioned the book contains many quotations. Especially one is impressive for me Everybody wants absolute love, and is not to be found in someone else, but in ourselves we simply awaken it.But in order to do that, we need the other person. The universe only makes sense when we have someone to share our feelings with. With these words comes a great moral, if we will be love ourselves with our shortcomings and weaknesses, we will be immensely happy. Its not about loving ourselves unconditionally and did not notice our own faults but try to work on them as far as come-at-able and then keep a distance to ourselves. If we would satisfy our own needs then we will be able to love others, because each of us is dying for love, even if we try to defend against it.And I think that everyone has a moment in your life when he opens up for this feeling, it happens when we meet our true love. This book will inspire you to find the light that Ralf saw in Maria that she didnt know she have. It awakens your senses and sensual side, allowing warmth and love to take you to different heights. The novel not only shows us how to realize our dreams, but also how to follow your heart and love without being selfish because we cannot own anyone. Our love should be free as we want to be free. No words can talk about this book. just wonderful.