正值芳華的薇若妮卡有著姣好容貌和令人豔羨的工作,但日復一日、波瀾不興的生活卻宛如槁木死灰。1997年某個清晨,她吞下大量安眠藥以求解脫而未得,在一家療養院悠悠轉醒後,由於心臟已嚴重受損,竟發現自己只剩一星期的生命,遂開始思考瘋狂與正常的分際、死之意義與生之價值。更在同院的病友——曾受恐懼之苦而自殺的律師瑪莉、違抗父命投入藝術的大使之子案德華等人身上,第一次發現了自己對生命的熱情與好奇……
Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything -- youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job. But something is missing in her life. So, one cold November morning Veronika decides to die. She takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting never to wake up. But she does -- at a mental hospital where she is told that she has only days to live.
This poignant international bestseller by the author of The Alchemist takes readers on a quest to find meaning in a culture overshadowed by angst, soulless routine, and pervasive conformity. Based on events in Coelho's own life, Veronika Decides to Die questions the meaning of madness and celebrates individuals who do not fit into patterns society considers to be normal. Bold and illuminating, it is a dazzling portrait of a young woman at the crossroads of despair and liberation, and a poetic, exuberant appreciation of each day as a renewed opportunity.
保羅.科爾賀 Paulo Coelho
巴西知名作家保羅.科爾賀,1947年8月24日生於西里約熱內盧,幼年就讀於耶穌會學校,青少年時期曾夢想成爲作家,後從父母之意就讀法律院校。科爾賀以《牧羊少年奇幻之旅》一書聞名於世,筆下知名作品另有《第五座山》《魔鬼與普里姆小姐》《愛的十一分鐘》《我坐在琵卓河畔,哭泣》《朝聖》《波特貝羅女巫》《女武神》《查希爾》《薇若妮卡想不開》等作品。
Paulo Coelho, born in Rio de Janeiro in 1947, is one of the bestselling and most influential authors in the world. The Alchemist, The Pilgrimage, The Valkyries, Brida, Veronika Decides to Die, Eleven Minutes, The Zahir, The Witch of Portobello, The Winner Stands Alone, Aleph, Manuscript Found in Accra, and Adultery, among others, have sold over 175 million copies worldwide, and The Alchemist has been on the New York Times bestseller list for over 360 weeks.
Paulo Coelho has been a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters since 2002, and in 2007, he was appointed United Nations Messenger of Peace. He is also the most followed author on social media.
作者:保羅.科爾賀 Paulo Coelho
版本:International Edition
規格:小平裝/Mass Market Paperback,10.8 x 17.5 x 2.2 cm,210頁
出版商:HarperCollins Publishers
商標:Harper
出版日期:2011年06月24日
語言:英文
ISBN-13:978-0-06-101501-4
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