The narrator is a famous, wealthy writer in Paris whose wife, Esther, a war correspondent, disappears one day with no explanation. Searching for her, he discovers that a young man named Mikhail may have gone with her. He starts to become obsessed with the Zahir, an Islamic concept for a person or thing that takes over your mind and will not let go, which for him is Esther. His search sends him from France to the steppes of Kazakhstan. Paulo Coelho weaves this together with reflections on love, freedom, and habit.
A suitable choice for readers who like Coelho's fable-like style but want a contemporary setting. It will particularly interest anyone who has fixated on a lost relationship.
Inward-looking; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Empathetic Explorer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- ROCCO
- ISBN
- 9788532518194
- Language
- PT
