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THE PILGRIMAGE - a contemporary quest for ancient wisdom
by Coelho, Paulo; translated by Alan Clarke
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- As New; no spine creases.
- ISBN 10
- 006251279X
- ISBN 13
- 9780062512796
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: HarperCollins, 1996. 8th printing. Trade PB in color illus wraps.. As New; no spine creases.. Part adventure story, part guide to self-mastery, this is a powerful brew of magic and insight. Nice bright crisp unread copy.
5 x 8-1/4, 226 pp.
5 x 8-1/4, 226 pp.
Synopsis
Here Paulo Coelho details his journey across Spain along the legendaryroad of San Tiago, which pilgrims have travelled since Middle Ages. On this contemporary quest, he encounters a Chaucerian variety of mysterious guides and devilish opponents and learns to understand the nature of truth through the simplicity of life. The Pilgrimage holds an important place in Paulo Coelho’s literary canon.His first book, it not only paved the way for his phenomenal novel The Alchemist , but it also fully expresses his humanist philosophy and the depth of his unique search for meaning.
Reviews
On Dec 20 2015, CloggieDownunder said:
The Pilgrimage is the first book by Brazilian author, Paulo Coelho, and translated into English by Alan Clarke. As a devotee of the Tradition, at 38 years old, Paulo makes the mistake, at the ceremony of his ordination as a Master of the Order of RAM, of assuming he is worthy of the sword, and then learns that he will have to travel the Road to Santiago de Castelin (aka the Jacobean route, the Milky Way) in Spain, to find it.
This book is his account of that pilgrimage, undertaken in 1986 with a Master of RAM guide, Petrus. Previously published as The Diary of a Magus, this is apparently non-fiction, but often reads like fiction. His tale includes a demon in the guise of a gypsy, a possessed dog, and a guide whose advice is often enigmatic or cryptic. It features a generous helping of symbolism, quite a few (occasionally trite) aphorisms, and eleven ritual exercises that each Pilgrim must practice. Tedious, verging on boring, this feels more than a little contrived. 3 stars
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- Bookseller
- edburynbooks
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33270
- Title
- THE PILGRIMAGE - a contemporary quest for ancient wisdom
- Author
- Coelho, Paulo; translated by Alan Clarke
- Format/Binding
- Trade PB in color illus wraps.
- Book Condition
- New As New; no spine creases.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 8th printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 006251279X
- ISBN 13
- 9780062512796
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1996
- Bookseller catalogs
- Self-help, Inspirational;
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