Veronika Decides to Die (SIGNED)
by Coelho, Paulo (tr. Margaret Jull Costa)
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine, 1st UK edition, 2nd printing; d/j in protective sleeve. Signed to title 'To Rachel with love'
- ISBN 10
- 0722539312
- ISBN 13
- 9780722539316
- Seller
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About This Item
London: Harper Collins, 1998. 1st (2nd printing). h/b. Fine, 1st UK edition, 2nd printing; d/j in protective sleeve. Signed to title 'To Rachel with love'. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). A novel from internationally acclaimed author Paulo Coelho Ð a dramatic story of love, life and death that shows us all why every second of our existence is a choice we all make between living and dying. Veronika has everything she could wish for. She is young and pretty, has plenty of boyfriends, a steady job, a loving family. Yet she is not happy; something is lacking in her life, and one morning she decides to die. She takes an overdose of sleeping pills, only to wake up some time later in the local hospital. There she is told that her heart is damaged and she has only a few days to live. The story follows Veronika through these intense days as to her surprise she finds herself experiencing feelings she has never really felt before. Against all odds she finds herself falling in love and even wanting to live againÉ
Synopsis
Veronika Decides to Die is a novel by Paulo Coelho. It tells the story of 24 year old Veronika, who appears to have everything in life going for her, but who decides to kill herself. This book is partly based on Coelho's experience in various mental institutions (see the biography Confessions of A Pilgrim by Juan Arias). It is based around the subject of madness. The gist of the message is that "collective madness is called sanity".
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC133451
- Title
- Veronika Decides to Die (SIGNED)
- Author
- Coelho, Paulo (tr. Margaret Jull Costa)
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine, 1st UK edition, 2nd printing; d/j in protective sleeve. Signed to title 'To Rachel with love'
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st (2nd printing)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0722539312
- ISBN 13
- 9780722539316
- Publisher
- Harper Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1998
- Pages
- 191
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6"")
- Keywords
- 1st, fiction, signed, Coelho, translation, Costa
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- X weight
- 0.35 g
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