Today’s Question by Aart Hilal

Why is your novel called “Eleven minutes” ?

According to my research, customers stay on average 45 minutes with a prostitute. For the actual sex, eleven minutes are allotted.

6 Responses to “Today’s Question by Aart Hilal”


  1. 1 Dana Zhukova

    Oh Paulo Coelho, you dear delightful man–you have made my day. I am laughing out loud. After learning the provenance of the title, how could I not read ‘Eleven Minutes’? Keep writing. zhukova

  2. 2 Gracielle

    11 minutes…I am reading the book at this moment,I am not ready to reply to this one…I would need to sit by the ocean for a moment to see how long it takes me to cacth on to the rythym of the ocean..You can spend years with a man and know nothing about him.You can live a lifetime in a moment…

  3. 3 Paul from Austria

    For a man that’s a long time….for a woman not long enough ;-)

  4. 4 Yajna

    Dearesr Paulo

    Just out of curiosity, just how did u deduce this? Or it from a trial or study or something?

    Thank you for being
    Yajna

  5. 5 Pandora

    PFA, I don’t think a “lady of the night” would agree . . .

  6. 6 Paul from Austria

    Pandora, you are quite right, I was just having one of my silly moments…Love, Paul

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