It tells the story of 24yearold slovenian veronika, who appears to have everything in life going for her, but who decides to kill herself. Harpercollins ebooks 0 51 0 summary twentyfouryearold veronika seems to have everything youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job. Reaction paper on the alchemist 1226 words 5 pages. When paulo coelho the alchemist was a young man, his parents had him committed to mental hospitals three times because he wanted to be an artistan unacceptable. This book offers an archetypal story of hope, portraying a situation in which joy, freedom, integrity and truth all remain possible under the most challenging and limiting of circumstances. The main characters of this novels, psychology story are boston mari maribu. May 16, 2000 it is a life, but not a very compelling one. The novel takes place in ljubljana, slovenia, a few years after the break up of yugoslavia. Twentyfouryearold veronika seems to have everythingyouth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job. She works as a librarian by day, and by night carries on like many single women dating men, occasionally sleeping with them, and returning to a. Inside her is a void so deep that nothing could possibly ever fill it.
The main character of the book is veronika she is a young girl with youth, boyfriends, loving family, a good job but still she finds life empty so she decides to take her own life but. Igor who was writing nils tenses dates on insanity, madness ana its causes. Veronika, 24, works in a library in ljubljana, slovenia, and rents a room in a convent. Veronika is a young librarian with a good life that she nonetheless finds. Brazil is the original publication place of the book. The main characters of this novels, psychology story are. Having read a few of coelhos book ive come to know his style of writing and this book was a punch in the face in the way it handled the delicate issue of the mentallyill in such a straightforward unorthodox way. The book weights highly on paulo coelho own personal experience when he was institutionalized. Veronika s disappointment at having survived sucide is palpable. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. This is the story of vernika, who tries to commit suicide, fails, and is sent to a rough, secluded and horrible insane asylum, where she learns about. Paperback, 210 pages published june 1st 2006 by harper perennial first published 1998 isbn.
A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. When veronika was told that her life would end in one week, she became aware of the value of every moment she was living and she started realising the mistakes she had made in the past, she also started expressing spontaneously her feelings, stopped worrying about the future and. Lorz referente vocals pm colili guitars gay sayat bass chuchay ansayguitars mara sayatdrums joy sayat manager. Veronika decide morrer, 1998 harpercollins, 19992001, 224 pages. She takes an overdose of sleeping pills, only to wake. I hope i love gothic allow anything negative to say constructively as i once read a book is not the author of the cover to crust though im not ashamed of. Paulo coelho is one of the best selling and most influential authors in the world. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1998, and was written by paulo coelho. Bold and illuminating, it is a dazzling portrait of a young woman at the crossroads of despair and liberation, and a poetic, exuberant appreciation of each day.
Twentyfouryearold veronika seems to have everything she could wish for. After the alchemist and the fifth mountain i had very high hopes for the book. Veronika knew that life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act. She is young and pretty, has plenty of attractive boyfriends, goes dancing, has a steady job, a loving family, yet veronika is not happy. In the book, there is a famous scientist and the head of violate named drp. It stars sarah michelle gellar, jonathan tucker, melissa leo, david thewlis, and erika christensen. In response to her complaints that she could no longer sleep at night, two friends of hers managed to get hold of two packs each of a powerful drug, used by musicians at a local nightclub. Bold and illuminating, it is a dazzling portrait of a young woman at the crossroads of despair and liberation, and a poetic, exuberant appreciation of each day as a. Veronika is a young and beautiful girl who achieve everything so early.
After a frantic suicide attempt, veronika awakens inside a mysterious mental asylum. This book is partly based on coelhos experience in various mental institutions. The song saint veronika by canadian band billy talent references this novel. In his latest international bestseller, the celebrated a. A novel of redemption by coelho, paulo at the best online prices at ebay. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 210 pages and is available in paperback format. Bold and illuminating, it is a dazzling portrait of a young woman at the crossroads of despair and liberation, and a poetic, exuberant appreciation of each. The book as mentioned revolves around the protagonist veronika who.
Paulo coelho is probably the best author in the world. In response to her complaints that she could no longer sleep at night, two friends of hers managed to get hold of two packs each of a. A novel of redemption by coelho, paulo at the best online prices at. Under the supervision of an unorthodox psychiatrist who specializes in controversial treatment, veronika learns that she has only weeks to live. When veronika was told that her life would end in one week, she became aware of the value of every moment she was living and she started realising the mistakes she had made in the past, she also started expressing spontaneously her feelings, stopped worrying about the future and decided to achieve the. Buy a cheap copy of veronika decide morrer book by paulo coelho. In chapter 7, the next day, veronika reencounters zedka, who tells her of a group of inmates called the.
He explain to veronica of what being insane truly is, and he did it by using his tie as an example. This book is partly based on coelhos experience in various mental institutions, and deals with the subject of madness. A novel by paulo coelho tells the story of 24 year od slovenian veronika who appears to have everything in life going for her, but decides to. It follows the story of a 24yearold womans attempted suicide and stay at a mental hospital.
While the novel originally takes place in ljubljana, slovenia, the film is set in. Twentyfouryearold veronika lives in slovenia, one of the republics created by the dissolution of yugoslavia. With sarah michelle gellar, jonathan tucker, erika christensen, florencia lozano. This book is partly based on coelhos experience in various mental institutions see the biography confessions of. This is a sexy, moving and uplifting song to life that reminds us that every moment in our lives is special and precious. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. For all of us, quotes are a great way to remember a book and to carry with us the authors.