The Zahir A Novel Of Obsession (p.S.) [Paperback]

The narrator of The Zahir is a bestselling novelist who lives in Paris and enjoys all the privileges money and celebrity bring. His wife of ten years, Esther, is a war correspondent who has disappeared along with a friend, Mikhail, who may or may not be her lover.

Was Esther kidnapped, murdered, or did she simply escape a marriage that left her unfulfilled? The narrator doesn’t have any answers, but he has plenty of questions of his own. Then one day Mikhail finds the narrator and promises to reunite him with his wife. In his attempt to recapture a lost love, the narrator discovers something unexpected about himself.

The narrator ofThe Zahiris a bestselling novelist who lives in Paris and enjoys all the privileges money and celebrity bring. His wife of ten years, Esther, is a war correspondent who has disappeared along with a friend, Mikhail, who may or may not be her lover.

Was Esther kidnapped, murdered, or did she simply escape a marriage that left her unfulfilled? The narrator doesn’t have any answers, but he has plenty of questions of his own. Then one day Mikhail finds the narrator and promises to reunite him with his wife. In his attempt to recapture a lost love, the narrator discovers something unexpected about himself.

Coelho is a novelist who writes in a universal language.Fans of Paulo Coelho will love this eloquent meditation on commitment--as will anyone whos ever been in a relationship.If you read Coelhos book The Alchemist, then you should definitely read this.... Theres really no one else like him.Likely to entrance even the most cynical of readers.An enlightening story of faith and the reclamation of pure love.A fast-moving, captivating, both satirical and thoughtful novel about love and desire.