Product Description

La Bruja de Portobello relata la vida de Athena mediante la gente que la conocía bien o que no la conocía nada. Entre ellos, su madre adoptiva, un periodista, una sacerdotisa, un historiador y una actriz. Cada persona ilustra un aspecto diferente del carácter de Athena, describiendo lo que vieron y experimentaron y también compartiendo sus propias impresiones, creencias e inquietudes.

Edda, sacerdotisa:
"El gran problema de Athena era ser una mujer del siglo XXII, viviendo en el siglo XXI, permitiendo que todos lo viesen. ¿Pagó un precio? Sin duda. Pero habría pagado un precio mucho más alto si hubiera reprimido su exuberancia."

Andrea McCain, actriz:
"No me sorprende que su vida terminara de esa manera: vivía flirteando con el peligro . . . Athena era consciente de su carisma, e hizo sufrir a todos los que la amaron. Incluso a mí."

Heron Ryan, periodista:
"Las personas crean una realidad y después se vuelven víctimas de ella. Athena se reveló contra eso y pagó un precio alto."

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #238766 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-01
• Released on: 2008-02-05
• Original language: Spanish
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780061632730
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author

Paulo Coelho is one of the most widely read authors in the world. His books have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide, have been translated into 68 languages, and have been published in 150 countries. He was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace in 2007.

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Paulo Coelho naciÓ en Brasil en 1947 y es uno de los autores con mÁs influencia de hoy dÍa. Conocido mundialmente por el bestseller internacional El Alquimista, ha vendido mÁs de 100 millones de libros en todo el mundo que han sido traducidos a 68 idiomas y publicados en 150 paÍses. Asimismo, ha recibido destacados premios y menciones internacionales como el Planetary Arts Award, el Cristal Award concedido por el Foro EconÓmico Mundial, la prestigiosa distinciÓn de Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la LÉgion D'Honneur del gobierno francÉs y el Bambi 2001 Award de Alemania. En el 2002 se convirtiÓ en miembro de la prestigiosa Academia Brasilera de Letras. A su vez, Paulo Coelho escribe una columna semanal que se publica en los periÓdicos mÁs importantes de todo el mundo.

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Customer Reviews

Estoy completamente de acuerdo con la persona anterior
This guy has one good book and the rest are... well, not as good (IMO). I want to know what he was on when he wrote this book (Must have been some good stuff). I did read it in one day because I was traveling and my plane got delayed (I bought this at one of those airport bookstores).If you are picking up this book thinking you'll be reading about a woman with tremendous supernatural powers-- don't. This book is about a woman who gets in touch with "the goddess" by dancing and doing other ordinary things. The main character is a young lady. The book is about her path to achieving some sort of level of mental concentration.

Wow. What a pleasure
Paulo Coelho has a way of writing that is simplistic in it's words, but deep in meaning. "The Witch of Portobello" does not falter from this description. I have to say that when I began reading, I had to read, and re-read the first few segments. I didn't understand what the author was trying to do. But, once I found the rhythm of his words, it was all I could do to stop reading.

This book touches on a woman outside the "normal realm" of society. She tries to find herself in different ways, and touches people in the process. This story is written from their prospective, and is a very different way of learning a story.

Yet another great story from a wonderful writer.

"Beauty"
Paulo Coelho is my favorite author, his passion, realism, and humanity are present in every chapter of his books. The edition I bought did not have the pages evenly cut, but the power, passion of his words gave also beauty to the imperfect pages.