If you have never read Paulo Coelho before, I would say you start with his other books, either The Alchemist or The Zahir will be a good starter. I read Pualo Coelho not for his teachings, but for the beauty of few sentences that leave a lasting impression on me. read more
Coelho has subtracted, though, from this self-portrait (and in fact the whole book) any lively detail. The narrator is from an unnamed country rather than Coelho's Brazil. He lives in Paris, but it is a Paris stripped of anything specific. read more