Today’s Question by Aart Hilal

by Paulo Coelho on June 11, 2008

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.

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Pandora May 25, 2009 at 7:34 am

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

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soha October 11, 2008 at 6:58 pm

Eleven minutes for sexual intercourse to coelho is alloted to reach the trance of body and soul….less than 11 is frustration…more than 11 is a waste of soul and energy

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Pandora June 11, 2008 at 11:13 pm

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

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Yajna June 11, 2008 at 10:32 pm

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

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Gracielle June 11, 2008 at 2:29 pm

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…

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Dana Zhukova June 11, 2008 at 2:24 pm

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

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