Manuscript found in Accra [electronic resource] : a novel / by Paulo Coelho ; translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa.
"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. "-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385349840 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 038534984X (electronic bk.)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 190 p.)
- Edition: 1st American ed.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Originally published in Brazil as Manuscrito encantrado em Accra by Sextante, Rio de Janeiro, in 2012"--T.p. verso. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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Subject: | Crusades > Fiction. Jerusalem > History > Latin Kingdom, 1099-1244 > Fiction. |
Genre: | Religious fiction. Electronic books. |