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Eleven Minutes, Paulo Coelho

posted Mar 20, 2014, 5:50 AM by Administrator Admin   [ updated Mar 20, 2014, 5:50 AM ]



Author(s):
Paulo Coelho

 
Abstract:
Eleven Minutes (Portuguese: Onze Minutos) is a 2003 novel by Brazilian novelist Paulo Coelho based on the experiences of a young Brazilian prostitute called Maria, whose first innocent brushes with love leave her heartbroken. At a tender age, she becomes convinced that she will never find true love, instead believing that "love is a terrible thing that will make you suffer....". When a chance meeting in Rio takes her to Geneva, she dreams of finding fame and fortune yet ends up working as a prostitute



Publisher:
HarPer Collins Publishers

Tags:
Fiction


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