Hello all, today’s post is a special one as I have invited a very dear friend of mine over to do a guest post on a fine piece of work by Paulo Coelho, called The Zahir.
So without further ado, dear butterflies please welcome Affy, an aspiring blogger as our guest today! 🙂
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Hey guys! Affy here taking over the butterfly blog for today! ^_^
Being a music, food and writing junkie (err,what?) myself, I hope I’ll keep
u beautiful readers entertained 🙂
u beautiful readers entertained 🙂
I know this is coming in pretty late but it absolutely HAD
to be done! Paulo Coelho; who hasn’t heard of him? From his critically
acclaimed ‘The Alchemist’ to ‘The Witch of Portobello’ and all the fantasy and
mysticism in between, Coelho knows exactly what his readers love. 🙂
to be done! Paulo Coelho; who hasn’t heard of him? From his critically
acclaimed ‘The Alchemist’ to ‘The Witch of Portobello’ and all the fantasy and
mysticism in between, Coelho knows exactly what his readers love. 🙂
The book under consideration in this post, The Zahir, is unlike
anything I’ve ever read before. Coelho personally regards it as a work of
fiction in spite of the fact that it seems nearly autobiographical.
anything I’ve ever read before. Coelho personally regards it as a work of
fiction in spite of the fact that it seems nearly autobiographical.
The title of the book may come as a surprise to many. The
context, however, dates back to the Arabic language where Zahir is the word for
‘obvious’. The Zahir, as with all his other work, comes with an underlying
message: breaking free from the rituals and baseless dogmas of society and
promoting originality. The fusion of spirituality and determination lead the
narrator (also the main character) to eternal happiness.
context, however, dates back to the Arabic language where Zahir is the word for
‘obvious’. The Zahir, as with all his other work, comes with an underlying
message: breaking free from the rituals and baseless dogmas of society and
promoting originality. The fusion of spirituality and determination lead the
narrator (also the main character) to eternal happiness.
Revolving around a series of inter-related events, ‘The
Zahir’ is based on the search of the main character’s wife, Esther, a war
correspondent who goes missing with her suspected lover (as stated in the first
two paragraphs of the book).
Zahir’ is based on the search of the main character’s wife, Esther, a war
correspondent who goes missing with her suspected lover (as stated in the first
two paragraphs of the book).
As with every book, Coelho cunningly makes his point by
throwing in a quote here and there , aided usually by some extra information
which makes the whole story a puzzle gradually being solved. Even though the
language tends to get intense quite often, the theme makes up for it all!
throwing in a quote here and there , aided usually by some extra information
which makes the whole story a puzzle gradually being solved. Even though the
language tends to get intense quite often, the theme makes up for it all!
Apart from the basic, ‘obvious’ (pun intended :p ) plot of
the story where the quest for a missing wife becomes more of a challenge than a
mystery, some kind of a secret message is noticed, oftentimes purposely kindled
and proves thought-provoking. Grim realities prevalent in the world today are
highlighted nearly throughout the book with plausible proposals of solutions
but only noticed if read with the concentration that the book deserves.
the story where the quest for a missing wife becomes more of a challenge than a
mystery, some kind of a secret message is noticed, oftentimes purposely kindled
and proves thought-provoking. Grim realities prevalent in the world today are
highlighted nearly throughout the book with plausible proposals of solutions
but only noticed if read with the concentration that the book deserves.
My verdict? No less than a 4.5 out of 5. A must read
life-changer! 🙂
life-changer! 🙂
For more by me visit my (in-process) blog at
affywrites.blogspot.com
affywrites.blogspot.com
Any suggestions and recommendations are more than welcome
and will be appreciated! XO
and will be appreciated! XO
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Thanks Affy for taking over today! We hope to see more of you in future! 🙂 x
What’s your favourite book by Coelho?
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new follower bev
Thank you!
I am a lover of Paulo's and his discrete way of writing. I like ur blog and following it right away.
If u have a flare for make up, maybe u'd like my blog. Do follow if u like it. xoxo
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Thanks! x
oh I've never read it
you should! 🙂