Nina Lanović Books

'THE FIRST THING SEÑORA PRUDENCIA LINERO NOTICED WHEN SHE REACHED THE PORT OF NAPLES WAS THAT IT HAD THE SAME SMELL AS THE PORT OF RIOHACHA' Their distant, nostalgic memories of home, their sense of anonymity in a foreign land, the terrifying pang of vulnerability they feel as they step over the threshold into an alien world... Márquez's strange pilgrims - the ageing prostitute preparing for death by teaching her dog to weep at her grave, the panicked husband scared for the life of his injured wife, the old man who allows his mind to wander on a long-haul flight from Paris - experience with all his humour, warmth and colour what it is to be a Latin American adrift in Europe or, indeed, any outsider living far from home.

A collection of inspirational thoughts and stories from bestselling author of The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho. A collection of insightful philosophical thoughts and stories, in which Paulo Coehlo offers inspiring answers to profound questions to delight spiritual seekers everywhere. It has proved to be a perfect gift-book in the few countries in which it has been published so far. This will be the first English translation. This book is a jewel for all of us who look for meaning in our daily lives as we struggle along the spiritual path. Within each of us is a Warrior of Light. Each of us capable of listening to the silence of the heart, of accepting failure without letting it get us down and of holding onto hope even in the face of weariness and depression. Values like love for all things, discipline, friendship and learning to listen to our own hearts are the arms with which this warrior confronts the battles we face in the name of personal growth and in the defence of the light. On every page there is an inspirational thought, which can be read as part of Paulo Coelho's whole philosophy or used form the basis of a daily meditation. The Manual of the Warrior of Light is a handbook that shows human beings how to live as spiritual beings in the material world.

Veronika naizgled ima sve što može poželjeti. Odlazi u popularne noćne klubove, susreće, a zatim i izlazi s privlačnim mladim muškarcima, a unatoč svemu nije sretna. U njezinom životu nedostaje nešto. I upravo zato, 11. studenog 1997. izjutra Veronika odlučuje umrijeti. Nakon što je uzela prekomjernu dozu tableta, saznaje da joj je preostalo još samo nekoliko dana života. Ova priča slijedi Veroniku tijekom tih napetih dana u kojima, na vlastito iznenađenje, otkriva samu sebe uvučenu u zatvoren svijet bolnice u kojoj leži. U tom povišenom raspoloženju otkriva sve ono što sebi nikad prije nije dopuštala: mržnju, strah, znatiželju, ljubav - čak i seksualno uzbuđenje. Njezina je iskustva postupno vode prema shvaćanju da je svaka sekunda njezinog bivanja izbor između življenja i umiranja. Nova knjiga Paula Coelha govori o ludilu i potrebi pronalaženja novog načina života za ljude koji se često susreću s predrasudama drugih samo zato što razmišljaju na drugačiji način.

Biblijska priča o starozavjetnom proroku Iliji poslužila je Coelhu kao potka na kojoj je, još jednom, sagradio i oživotvorio čudesni roman, satkan od mudrosti i emocija, univerzalnih i onih najintimnijih ljudskih. Poniranjem u Coelhovu imaginaciju (zasnovanu na povijesnim činjenicama), ne možemo izbjeći poniranju u spoznavanju samog sebe i smisla vlastitog postojanja, ljubav i rad kao pokretačke sile i način doživljavanja svijeta odnosno prema nesreći i neizbježnoj sudbini kao motivu da promijenimo i "obnovimo", "ponovo sagradimo" sami sebe...