The winner stands alone

Igor, a successful Russian entrepreneur will go to any lengths to reclaim his one true love, his ex-wife Ewa. Believing that their life together was divinely ordained, Igor will destroy whole worlds to get her back. Taking place in the world of fashion and cinema, the Winner stands alone, highlights the dire consequences of our obsession with fame.

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"Taking place in the span of twenty-four hours at the Cannes Film Festival, The Winner Stands Alone is the story of a successful, driven Russian entrepreneur who will go to the darkest lengths--multiple murders--to reclaim a lost love. Captured in all their crass luxury are producers, actors, aspiring starlets, supermodels, and notorious fashionistas--the Superclass--whose lives and actions hold sway over millions and define the directions of our days. Paulo Coelho presents a stark world overrun by glamour and excess, showing us the terrible consequences for our obsession with celebrity, wealth, and fame."
"Igor, a successful Russian entrepreneur will go to any lengths to reclaim his one true love, his ex-wife Ewa. Believing that their life together was divinely ordained, Igor will destroy whole worlds to get her back. Taking place in the world of fashion and cinema, the Winner stands alone, highlights the dire consequences of our obsession with fame."@en
"Taking place in the span of twenty-four hours at the Cannes Film Festival, The Winner Stands Alone is the story of a successful, driven Russian entrepreneur who will go to the darkest lengths-multiple murders-to reclaim a lost love. Captured in all their crass luxury are producers, actors, aspiring starlets, supermodels, and notorious fashionistas-the Superclass-whose lives and actions hold sway over millions and define the directions of our days. Paulo Coelho presents a stark world overrun by glamour and excess, showing us the terrible consequences for our obsession with celebrity, wealth, and fame."
"The story of a successful, driven Russian entrepreneur who will go to the darkest lengths--multiple murders--to reclaim a lost love. Captured in all their crass luxury are producers, actors, aspiring starlets, supermodels, and notorious fashionistas--the Superclass--whose lives and actions hold sway over millions and define the directions of our days."@en
"Taking place during the course of 24 hours during the Cannes Film Fesitval, the story centers around Igor, a successful, driven Russian entrepreneur who will go to the darkest lengths to reclaim his ex-wife, Ewa. A meditation on personal power and innocent dreams that are manipulated or undone by success, the novel satirizes society's obsession with fame and money."
"The beloved, bestselling international author of The Alchemist returns with another haunting novel'a thrilling journey into our constant fascination with the worlds of fame, fortune, and celebrity. A profound meditation on personal power and innocent dreams that are manipulated or undone by success, The Winner Stands Alone is set in the exciting worlds of fashion and cinema. Taking place over the course of twenty-four hours during the Cannes Film Festival, it is the story of Igor, a successful, driven Russian entrepreneur who will go to the darkest lengths to reclaim a lost love'his ex-wife, Ewa. Believing that his life with Ewa was divinely ordained, Igor once told her that he would destroy whole worlds to get her back. The conflict between an individual evil force and society emerges, and as the novel unfolds, morality is derailed. Meet the players and poseurs behind the scenes at Cannes'the "Superclass" of producers, actors, designers, and supermodels, as well as the aspiring starlets, has-been stars, and jaded hangers-on. Adroitly interweaving the characters' stories, Paulo Coelho uses his twelfth novel to paint an engrossing picture of a world overrun by glamour and excess, and shows us the possibly dire consequences of our obsession with fame."@en
"The beloved, bestselling international author of The Alchemist returns with another haunting novel ̐¿ư a thrilling journey into our constant fascination with the worlds of fame, fortune, and celebrity.A profound meditation on personal power and innocent dreams that are manipulated or undone by success, The Winner Stands Alone is set in the exciting worlds of fashion and cinema..."@en
"During the course of 24 hours during the Cannes Film Festival, Igor, a successful, driven Russian entrepreneur will go to the darkest lengths to reclaim a lost love--his ex-wife, Ewa. Believing that his life with Ewa was divinely ordained, Igor has told her that he would destroy whole worlds to get her back. Now, the conflict between an individual evil force and society emerges as the novel unfolds, and as morality is derailed."@en
"Taking place in the span of twenty-four hours at the Cannes Film Festival, The Winner Stands Alone is the story of a successful, driven Russian entrepreneur who will go to the darkest lengths, multiple murders, to reclaim a lost love. Captured in all their crass luxury are producers, actors, aspiring starlets, supermodels, and notorious fashionistas, the Superclass, whose lives and actions hold sway over millions and define the direction of our days. Paulor Coelho presents a stark overrun by a glamour and excess, showing us the terrible consequences of our obession with celebrity, wealth, and fame."@en
"At the Cannes Film Festival, a successful, driven entrepreneur goes to the darkest lengths to reclaim a lost love. Captured in all their crassness are producers, actors, aspiring starlets, supermodels, and notorious fashionistas, whose lives and actions hold sway over millions."@en
""Taking place in the span of twenty-four hours at the Cannes Film Festival, The Winner Stands Alone is the story of a successful, driven Russian entrepreneur who will go to the darkest lengths--multiple murders--to reclaim a lost love. Captured in all their crass luxury are producers, actors, aspiring starlets, supermodels, and notorious fashionistas--the Superclass--whose lives and actions hold sway over millions and define the directions of our days."--Website."