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The zahir

An author is questioned by authorities after his unhappy wife disappears along with a friend who may be her lover.

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  • "Paolo realizes important things about his marriage when he goes searching for his wife after she disappears without a trace."
  • "Un aecrivain caelaebre remet en cause tous les principes qui ont gouvernae sa vie lorsque sa femme dispara?it sans laisser de traces. Au fil d'un paeriple qui le conduira de Paris jusqu'en Asie centrale, il traverse la steppe, son daesert, sa magie et ses laegendes pour retrouver celle qui donne plus que jamais un sens aa sa vie. 2005."
  • "A young man wrongly accused of kidnapping his ex-wife contemplates the meaning of life and his failed marriage."
  • "An author is questioned by authorities after his unhappy wife disappears along with a friend who may be her lover."@en
  • "One day a renowned author discovers that his wife, a war correspondent, has disappeared leaving no trace. Though in time he becomes more successful and finds a new love, he remains mystified - and increasingly fascinated - by her absence. Was she kidnapped, blackmailed or simply bored with their marriage? The unrest she causes is as strong as the attraction she exerts. His search for her takes him from South America to Spain, France, Croatio and eventually Central Asia. On the way it leads him to a new understanding of the nature of love, the power of destiny and what it really means to follow your heart."
  • "Esta evocadora novela de Paulo Coelho es la fascinante historia de una obsesión por recuperar un amor perdido, y una búsqueda por comprender cómo se relaciona con la libertad, la realización personal, y la necesidad que cada cual tiene de alcanzar sus metas."@es
  • "The protagonist of this novel is a renowned author who writes about spirituality and once went on pilgrimage along the road to Santiago. On a return visit, he is abandoned by his wife, who leaves no trace of herself behind."@en
  • "The narrator of The Zahir is a bestselling novelist who lives in Paris and enjoys all the privileges that money and celebrity bring. His wife of ten years, Esther, is facing an existential crisis. When she disappears along with a friend, Mikhail, who may or may not be her lover, the authorities question the narrator. Was Esther kidnapped, killed, or did she simply abandon 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 take him to his wife. In his attempt to recapture a love lost, the narrator discovers something unexpected about himself."

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  • "Audiobooks"@en
  • "Audiobooks"
  • "Psychological fiction"@en
  • "Psychological fiction"
  • "Psyschological fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Hörbuch"
  • "Audiolibros"@es
  • "Ausgabe"

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  • "The zahir"
  • "The zahir"@en
  • "Le Zahir"
  • "The Zahir [accompanying material]"
  • "The Zahir"@en
  • "The Zahir"
  • "Zahir"@da
  • "El Zahir"@es
  • "El Zahir"
  • "Der Zahir"
  • "El zahir"
  • "El zahir"@es
  • "Der Zahir [Roman]"
  • "The Zahir : a novel of obsession"
  • "The Zahír"
  • "Der Zahir Roman"

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