She began to neglect her duties as a dancer, which led to job losses. She entered into an affair with a rich Arab. She decided not to give up because only her stubbornness could help her achieve the desired success. Also, the employer was a completely different man. The salary was low and working conditions below her expectations. But Maria soon discovers that the work is different than she had imagined. There she met a rich guy who offered her a job as a dancer at a nightclub in Switzerland.Įxcited girl thought that the fortune had smiled upon her and this trip will help her make a career and earn the money she has always dreamed of. This contributed to the fact that Maria has used him and then went to Brazil. Owner fell in love with her but these unpleasant experiences from the past cause that she was only guided by a desire to hold money. After graduating school she found a job in a store with fabrics. She is confident that will never find true, pure love. Her first innocent contacts with love leave her heartbroken.Īs a teenager she already knew what suffering is and was living in the belief that love brings only pain and is not worth to worry about. We meet her as a child who dreams of a prince from fairy tale and a quiet house overlooking the sea. The novel tells a story about young woman Maria, her beauty attracted to men. It is one from this books which has a powerful magnetizing effect on me. ‘’Eleven minutes’’ originally “Onze minutos” was published in 2003 in 39 languages and until 2005 sold in 6 million copies. I read almost all his works but especially one exerted a huge impression on me. For me he became a true authority and I dare say that for many also. He is rated among the best writers of all time. Critics identify him with phenomenon of mass culture. His books have been translated in 71 languages.

Paulo Coelho is my favorite writer and like nobody else knows a way how to grab my attention. ‘’Eleven minutes “– Paulo Coelho It took many years gruelling quest before I found author whose style of writing is natural and real.

The eleven minutes