CD audiobook
Manuscript found in Accra [sound recording] / Paulo Coelho ; [translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa].
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385367806 (BOT) :
- Physical Description: 2 sound discs (149 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: New York : BOT/Random House Audio, p2013.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Unabridged. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Jeremy Irons. |
| Language Note: | Translated from the Portuguese. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Critical thinking > Fiction. Crusades > Fiction. Jerusalem > History > Latin Kingdom, 1099-1244 > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Audiobooks. Historical fiction. Portuguese fiction > Translations into English. |
Available copies
- 5 of 5 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Castlegar Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlegar Public Library | CD FIC COE (Text) | 35146001816263 | CD Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Set in Jerusalem during the time of the Crusades, a community of Christians, Arabs, and Jews, who have long lived together peacefully, assemble to seek the wise counsel of a Greek Copt after they are warned of an imminent attack and certain destruction. - Random House, Inc.
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There is nothing wrong with anxiety.
Although we cannot control Godâs time, it is part of the human condition to want to receive the thing we are waiting for as quickly as possible.
Or to drive away whatever is causing our fear. . . .
Anxiety was born in the very same moment as mankind. And since we will never be able to master it, we will have to learn to live with itâjust as we have learned to live with storms.
* * *
July 14, 1099. Jerusalem awaits the invasion of the crusaders who have surrounded the cityâs gates. There, inside the ancient cityâs walls, men and women of every age and every faith have gathered to hear the wise words of a mysterious man known only as the Copt. He has summoned the townspeople to address their fears with truth:
âTomorrow, harmony will become discord. Joy will be replaced by grief. Peace will give way to war. . . . None of us can know what tomorrow will hold, because each day has its good and its bad moments. So, when you ask your questions, forget about the troops outside and the fear inside. Our task is not to leave a record of what happened on this date for those who will inherit the Earth; history will take care of that. Therefore, we will speak about our daily lives, about the difficulties we have had to face.â
The people begin with questions about defeat, struggle, and the nature of their enemies; they contemplate the will to change and the virtues of loyalty and solitude; and they ultimately turn to questions of beauty, love, wisdom, sex, elegance, and what the future holds. âWhat is success?â poses the Copt. âIt is being able to go to bed each night with your soul at peace.â
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Now, these many centuries later, the wise manâs answers are a record of the human values that have endured throughout time. And, in Paulo Coelhoâs hands, The Manuscript Found in Accra reveals that who we are, what we fear, and what we hope for the future come from the knowledge and belief that can be found within us, and not from the adversity that surrounds us.
From the Hardcover edition.
