By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

Pilar is an independent and practical young woman who is feeling bored and frustrated by the daily grind of her university life. Looking for a deeper meaning to her existence, she happens to meet an old childhood friend, now a handsome, mesmerizing spiritual teacher - and a rumoured miracle worker. As he leads her on a magical journey through the Fench Pyrenees, Pilar begins to realize that this chance encounter is going to transform her life forever. With Paulo''s trademark blend of mysticism, magical realism and folklore, Pilar''s story is a poignant and deeply inspiring tale

About the author

Paulo Coelho is the author of The Alchemist, he was born in 1947 in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Being the author of 30 books that have sold over 320 million copies in 170 countries, he has become one of the most widely read authors in the world today. Paulo Coelho is the recipient of over 115 awards and honours, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the Grinzane Cavour Book Award and the Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur, to name a few.

Report

'One of the few to deserve the term
"Publishing Phenomenon"'
INDEPENDENT OF SUNDAY
'His books have had a life-enancing impact on millions of people.'
THE TIMES
'this (is an) exceptional novel.'
Laura Esquivel, author of LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE

Product details

• Authors: Paulo Coelho, Coelho Paulo
• Assisted by: Alan R. Clarke (Translation), Clarke Alan R. (Translation)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.1997
• EAN: 9780722535202
• ISBN: 978-0-7225-3520-2
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 16 mm
• Series: HarperThorsons
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Guides > Health; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, Fiction in translation, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary