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The Zahir : a novel of obsession / Paulo Coelho ; translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780060825218 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0060825219 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: 298 p. ; 22 cm.
- Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
- Publisher: New York : HarperCollins, 2005.
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| Subject: | Missing persons > Fiction. Marriage > Fiction. Compulsive behavior > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Portuguese fiction. Psychological fiction. Brazilian fiction. |
Available copies
- 6 of 6 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Castlegar Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlegar Public Library | FIC COE (Text) | 35146001209915 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Dawson Creek Municipal Public Library | F COE (Text) | DCL103337 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Prince Rupert Library | COEL (Text) | 33294001459338 | Adult Fiction - Second Floor | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Rossland Public Library | FIC COE (Text) | BR34894 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Sechelt Public Library | F COEL (Text) | 40171116 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Smithers Public Library | F COE (Text) | 35101000013024 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
When his war correspondent wife goes missing with a friend who may be a lover, a celebrity novelist comes under suspicion, until the friend reappears and invites him to undertake a spiritual journey to Kazakhstan. By the author ofEleven Minutes. 100,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
When his war correspondent wife goes missing with a friend who may be a lover, a celebrity novelist comes under suspicion until the friend reappears and invites him to undertake a spiritual journey to Kazakhstan. - Blackwell North Amer
Set in Paris and in the enchanting landscape of Central Asia, this novel by the author of The Alchemist and Eleven Minutes follows the journey of a man obsessed with finding the wife who left him without an explanation.
The narrator of The Zahir is a bestselling novelist who lives in Paris and enjoys all the privileges that money and celebrity bring. His wife of ten years, Esther, is a war correspondent who, despite her professional success and freedom from the conventional constraints of marriage, is facing an existential crisis. When she disappears along with a friend, Mikhail, who may or may not be her lover, the authorities question the narrator. Was Esther kidnapped, killed, or did she simply abandon a marriage that left her unfulfilled? The narrator doesn't have any answers but he has plenty of questions of his own.
Then one day Mikhail, the man with whom Esther was last seen, finds the narrator and promises to take him to his wife. In his attempt to recapture a love lost, the narrator discovers something unexpected about himself. - HARPERCOLL
âSuperabundant talent, stunning originality, an elegant way with words⦠The Zahir is something more.â
-- Los Angeles Times
The narrator of The Zahr is a bestselling novelist who lives in Paris and enjoys all the privileges money and celebrity bring. His wife of ten years, Esther, is a war correspondent who has disappeared along with a friend, Mikhail, who may or may not be her lover.
Was Esther kidnapped, murdered, or did she simply escape a marriage that left her unfulfilled? The narrator doesnât have any answers, but he has plenty of questions of his own. Then one day Mikhail finds the narrator and promises to reunite him with his wife. In his attempt to recapture a lost love, the narrator discovers something unexpected about himself.
A haunting and redemptive story about obsession, The Zahir explores its potential to fulfill our dreams, and to destroy them.
