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Informationen zum Autor Paulo Coelho's life remains the primary source of inspiration for his books. He has flirted with death! escaped madness! dallied with drugs! withstood torture! experimented with magic and alchemy! studied philosophy and religion! read voraciously! lost and recovered his faith and experienced the pain and pleasure of love. In searching for his own place in the world! he has discovered answers for the challenges that everyone faces. He believes that! within ourselves! we have the necessary strength to find our own destiny. His novel The Alchemist has sold more than 65 million copies and has been cited as an inspiration by people as diverse as Malala Yousafzai and Pharrell Williams. Paulo Coelho's books have sold more than 200 million copies worldwide. He is the writer with the most followers on social media and is the most translated living author in the world. He has won 115 international prizes and awards! has been a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters since 2002 and! in 2007! was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace. Klappentext When Mata Hari arrived in Paris she was penniless. Within months she was the most celebrated woman in the city. As a dancer! she shocked and delighted audiences; as a courtesan! she bewitched the era's richest and most powerful men. But as paranoia consumed a country at war! Mata Hari's lifestyle brought her under suspicion. In 1917! she was arrested in her hotel room on the Champs Elysees! and accused of espionage. Told in Mata Hari's voice through her final letter! The Spy is the unforgettable story of a woman who dared to defy convention and who paid the ultimate price. Zusammenfassung Sunday MirrorWhen Mata Hari arrived in Paris she was penniless. But as paranoia consumed a country at war! Mata Hari's lifestyle brought her under suspicion. Told in Mata Hari's voice through her final letter! The Spy is the unforgettable story of a woman who dared to break the conventions of her time! and paid the price. ...