Name: Eleven Minutes
ISBN: 9780007222483

Paulo Coelho

After being tricked into moving to Geneva as a dancer, Maria must work as a prostitute. She develops a fascination for her work and feels a great desire to help people enjoy sex, but has an aversion to falling in love. One day, however, a painter makes all her dreams come true.

Eleven Minutes

Eleven Minutes is the story of Maria, a young girl from a Brazilian village, whose first innocent brushes with love leave her heartbroken. At a tender age, she becomes convinced that she will never find true love, instead believing that "love is a terrible thing that will make you suffer. . . ." A chance meeting in Rio takes her to Geneva, where she dreams of finding fame and fortune. Maria's despairing view of love is put to the test when she meets a handsome young painter. In this odyssey of self-discovery, Maria has to choose between pursuing a path of darkness -- sexual pleasure for its own sake -- or risking everything to find her own "inner light" and the possibility of sacred sex, sex in the context of love. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.

A Novel

Miru

"Anyone who tries to possess a flower will have to watch its beauty fading. But if you simply look at a flower in a field, you will keep it forever." 

Onze Minutos will give you a wide understanding of ownership and possession. Be it the dress you long to have, the land that you wanna buy, the imported chocolates you wish to eat, those dreams that you wanna achieved, and even the person you loved. 

Personal Note : If you happen to have read a back-to-back Coelho novels (I certainly did), one would noticed that they speak the same things. And he would, obviously repeat such over and over again surprisingly, in different languages. I meant, the languages of Alchemists, Black Magics, Sacred Prostitution, Historical Insanity and all.

Ayesha

Amelia C 

Kritika Narula

1. 11 minutes in 11 hours
2. I wasn't expecting the ending, AT ALL, but it had been 2 years since my last tryst with Coelho, and I had forgotten how well he knows the reader's deepest desire. (No pun intended, for a change)
3. Coelho does not like to etch women characters that won't stir controversy. 
4. Ironically, some of the best female protagonists I've read are his creation.

Siento que fue una lectura ligera pero que realmente no entendí del todo debido a que lo leí en su idioma original mientras vivía en Brasil para agregar más vocabulario a mi lenguaje.

Me gustaría volverlo a leer en su idioma original y en español.

Ximena Martini

Siento que fue una lectura ligera pero que realmente no entendí del todo debido a que lo leí en su idioma original mientras vivía en Brasil para agregar más vocabulario a mi lenguaje.

Me gustaría volverlo a leer en su idioma original y en español.

Janna Romano

Read it two years ago. This has a fire that has to be ignited while reading it. I was a two years younger to start the fire. 

Has to be rediscovered.

Youmna

كما لو أن القدر رماها في لُجة حياه قذره ، غريبة الأطوار ، لكي تكشف أسرارها المضيئه والمظلمه .. 
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alali moe

Beautiful story, completely changed the way I look at prostitution. I was ignorant with my opinion about prostitutes before reading this book as I never really got the chance to think about them or understand their struggles, I quickly judged. This book is a mind-expander. The story is easy to read and enjoyable, will get you hooked just like a lot of Paulo Coelho books. Recommended.

Srijita Sarkar 

Awesome book that gave an insight into the life of a prostitute and her story. Really compelling and thought provoking, almost philosophical. 

Nicole 

Had to read the Alchemist for school and came across Eleven Minutes as well so i decided to pick it up. I don't think i've read a book quite like it. I loved the depth of the perspective and insight it gave into the life of the narrator. Such a beautiful story and i definitely would read it again!

Sunelle Chamberlain

** spoiler alert **
           When I first discovered what this book was about, I didn't know if I should read it at all. Prostition is not something I am interested in. It was a nice book to read though, but I didn't agree with how wonderful things turned out for someone who willingly chose a life of prostitution.

Eleven Minutes

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