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30 Responses to “The writer”
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Some times the writer, is more than a writter, is also a ’souls leader’, and that is possible because he is a reflection of souls truggles.. Then, he already knows the bad or the best about getting lost.. inside, and by narrating the feeling of it in a human story he leads others and see the clear lead for himself; the writer by travelling inside himself.. ends up finding his own lead.
We read him just to discover we all have similar strugles and feelings, in humanity, at least some times, and we are always looking for ’something’ and that ’something’ is us, and/or a part of us… who we are. So we found ourselves reflected in the mirror of a ghost, a narrator… a writer, because he is us! and us reflects him also. Thanks God… we have a writer-leader to inspire us to look for answer too, and be connected. THANKS!
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hmmm the writer could be a bit annoying at times, always thinking of how disgraceful this was and how he did not want to be embarassed, and yet i guess no one wants to be embarassed in front of their fans i believe.
yet the writer’s journey was inspiring and the way he and esther actually are makes me feel like marrying him too cause he’s kinda cute.
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carolyn macnaughton Reply:
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:03 am
I felt quite attatched to the writer, and at times annoyed with him,and oh oh I must confess I wanted to make him do what I wanted at times….hmmmm does that say something about how I am?ha ha ha,e.g. when Mikhail wanted to go with him to Esther and initially he said no,I thought “oh no,he has to take Mikhail!”and was relieved when he did!
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Dearest Paulo-Namasthe,
We are publishing a college magazine this year.
it will be a honour if you allow an online interview for our magazine.
this is our dream. we are following it.
please please please reply.
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Paulo Coelho Reply:
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:22 am
thank you for the invitation, but I decide to give ZERO interviews till the end of this year. Only in twitter
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Hrishi Reply:
September 22nd, 2009 at 1:30 pm
ok. then will you allow your first interview of next year to us??
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Sir Paulo,
We are presently doing a thesis about some of your books*The Zahir*Eleven Minutes*Veronika Decides to die*. May I know what are your philosphies in life as reflected to your novels?Thank You so much. Your response will be very mush appreciated.
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Una vez mas admito que usted es un genio.
El escritor me parece que con cierto sarcasmo ataca la vida en manera correcta ya que el unicamente busca emociones verdaderas ya que se encuentra rodeado de tantas falcedades que hasta parece ahogarlo de una manera increible…
aun asi es mi prototipo de heroe…
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The writer disturbed me, but in a good way. There are hundreds of moments in this book which struck me … sometimes like cold water in the face… sometimes like a warm hug. I can’t say that I always liked the writer as a person, but I usually empathized whether I liked it or not.
For example, at first when the writer was free of the police threat, instead of mourning his wife’s loss, he seemed ready to party like a weight had been lifted. He was avoiding the dark night by placing a thousand distractions in his way even before Esther left. He used women, alcohol, parties which he claimed to hate, even the Favor Bank was an excuse to keep him from exploring the source of his frustration, his acamadador, which Esther recognized, but he didn’t.
He often went against the grain… like literary fingernails on a chalkboard. I guess that’s because his life was slipping away from him unnoticed… lost in the materially fabulous life of being a famous writer with lots of money which was essentially suffocating his soul.
I loved his recognition of being nobody out in the Steppes. Until then, I had not noticed the Ulysses metaphor… well done you! It wasn’t that the writer wasn’t a wise man, because he obviously was. His wisdom had earned him acclaim and financial success. It was more that he became comfortable with what he had. Comfort, unfortunately, is like sand in the desert. You can only hold it for so long, no matter how wealthy you are.
Love to you
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Savita Vega Reply:
August 16th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
There were moments when I didn’t like him very much either. There was one section in which he was saying something that I strongly disagreed with and which annoyed me tremendously. The funny thing is that, whatever it was, I can’t remember it now. I looked back in novel and I can’t find it, so I guess it wasn’t that important after all.
I love the name he chose - Nobody - and, after reading this,it seems perfectly appropriate that he is not named up until this point in the story.
On the whole, I see him as a character who is struggling. In this way, I can easily identify with and accept him, even with his apparent faults, because he is, in fact, trying so hard to change. He is a character on a Path, a character with a mission of personal transformation, and for that reason, I think he is highly admirable, even in his moments of blundering. The mistakes he makes are, too, a part of that Path.
I also love some of the things that he talks about which really have little to do with the progression of the story as a whole: the news, the computer having a life of it’s own, the various aspects of the writing process. On the whole, he is very compelling as a character precisely because he is so detailed. Because we know what he eats as a late-night snack, because he tells us that his definition of the word “elegant” is “a complete absence of brand names,” because we see that he has a fear of being buried alive, of dying from suffocation…. He’s also full of contradictions, which makes him very much a real human being. He is conflicted, just as real people are conflicted. Characters who are not, are just not very true to life.
Very enjoyable character! The best AND the worst of him.
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Elaine Stevens Reply:
August 18th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Namaste Savita,
You’re right. Life is conflict. We grow from pain. I can’t say that I enjoyed the character so much as empathized. He seemed like a bit of a curmudgeon on the inside. It seemed he only showed this side to his loved ones which is ironic.
I think what bugged me most was his acknowledged love of seduction, but his jealousy of the women in his life as if he owned them. His anger and Mikhail at first was a perfect example of the inconsistency of his behavior. My own inconsistencies irritate me as well, so I could empathize even when he frustrated me.
That final argument with Marie was tragically funny… he was angry that she wasn’t angry or jealous that he was out all night. He accused her of not loving him because she wasn’t having a temper tantrum. I understand that he was picking a fight, if only subconsciously, because he was preparing to leave her to seek out Esther, but it was one of those sand paper moments that I referred to before… made me grrr inside. :-)
Love to you
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I notice that most of the posts in this section pertain to the resemblance between “the writer” and Paulo and question to what degree the two are one and the same. I don’t know if this is so in every country, but here in the US books are given a distinct genre label at the time of publication. This label is usually visible on the cover. In my edition of the Zahir, it is printed just above the ISBN number and bar code, and reads: FICTION.
The important thing here is the story (not just the part that might or might not be derived from Paulo’s real life, but the whole of it) and what it has to tell us. Yes, “the writer” and what he has to say is important. But Esther, Mikhail, Marie, even the vagabonds on the street - all of these characters and what they have to teach us is equally as important. And ALL of these characters ARE Paulo. It does not matter where the seed of each character originated - whether someone that Paulo once knew, or heard about, or if they just welled up completely from thin air - because each seed was watered and grew to fruition in the fertile garden of his imagination. In this sense, each and every character he writes IS him. So, in the end, it really doesn’t matter very much which part of what character comes from his real life history or experiences, because each is filtered through his soul.
What is most significant is not: is “the writer” Paulo? but What does Paulo, speaking through the writer, as well as through each and every character in this book, have to tell us?
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Heart Reply:
August 14th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Hi Savita,
Let me start by agreeing with you. What is significant in the Zahir is the story, the plot of a wife who has left her husband, and not if this actually happened to Paulo and his wife or not.
I don’t see any problems though in asking Paulo how much of himself is in the writer? Obviously, the writer to some degree IS Paulo himself, as he refers to; ‘In my book about the road to Santiago’ which can mean nothing but the Pilgrimage (p 26) and ‘…another story about a shepherd who goes in search of his dream…’, which can only point to the Alchemist (p 27). So, I don’t understand the frustration you experience with comments in this direction?
I’m not even sure if ‘ALL of these characters ARE Paulo’ as you suggests? Yes, he create them all and any literary character has elements from real life and from fictitious inspirations, but it doesn’t mean Paulo sees himself in Esther or Mikhail?
However, let’s both agree to get going with a workshop on the Zahir!
You little Texas twit (I always call my husband a twit, since I first met him. And he always laughs, each time I do).
Love,
Heart
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Heart Reply:
August 14th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
Savita,
Two more points about this. First, you know, for some reason we tend to read with greater attention if we know it is a True Story. Second, as Alfred Hitchcock enjoyed to put himself in most of his movies, perhaps Paulo likes to do the same. For instance, he is there as himself in Veronica decides to die too.
Heart
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Savita Vega Reply:
August 16th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
I understand everything you are saying, Heart. And I did catch the references to the other books. I DO see Paulo clearly in this character. I think the reason that I am so touchy about the subject, and so hesitant about asking such questions, stems from my own experiences as a writer.
There are two things that annoy me greatly:
One is that, when you say you are a writer, it somehow becomes difficult, if not impossible to have conversations with people about their private lives without them suspecting that you are “fishing” for material. You’re having a normal conversation - really connecting with this person on a deep level - and suddenly they stop and say something like: “You’re not going to write this in one of your stories, are you?” Or, just the opposite, they find out that you’re a writer and they immediately say, “I’ve got a good one for you!” So they start to tell you this story which they think is perfect material for a short story or a book…which usually isn’t. It’s the most boring, mundane tale in the world, but you have to listen to be polite, because you know that they are only eagerly trying to help.
The second thing that annoys me, perhaps even more than the first, is when I ask someone to read something that I have written, hoping to get genuine feedback on their impressions of the work - I even explain at the onset that it is a work of fiction - and yet the first thing that they say, before they even finish reading is: “Hey, did this really happen?! This paragraph right here - I mean, is that really from your real life?!” And in that moment, I’m thinking “Does it matter?” because what I want to give them is a story and what they seem to be looking for is me. Well, the story is me, but not just that one paragraph - the whole of it, even the parts that are purely fiction. Even the parts I’ve totally made up are probably more the “real me” than me. Or they say, “Hey, you’ve made a mistake here. You wrote “black hair,” but you’re blonde. Isn’t this character you?” No, it isn’t me. If it were, I would have named her Savita, not Helen.
So, in answer, Heart, I would probably say that this is just one of my pet peeves when it comes to writing and reading what others have written. When a writer says, “It is fiction,” I immediately back off, even if I do see the writer clearly reflected in the character which he or she has created. This is just my personal approach, however; I think each reader is free to ask the questions which he or she deems pertinent and compelling.
And “twit” is okay. Certainly I have been called worse.
With Deepest Affection,
Savita
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Heart Reply:
August 17th, 2009 at 12:07 am
Hi Savita,
I appreciate your explanation of why this constant pushing of a writer has been personally annoying to you, as it was hard for me to get what you were getting at. Now I understand much more what you are saying. Also, I really like Paulo’s approach that he understands himself through writing and communication with the readers, so yes fiction, but reflecting the real world indeed at the same time.
Love and Admiration,
Heart
i liked this book a lot. it made me think about the things in life we miss , the very minute and simple things. your books are thought provoking.i guess everyone has their zahir as do i.im glad i read this book,the insight ive gained from this book has been manifested in me. many of my friends think that this book is an autobiography.i wish to write like you one day . im just 17 but one day i would like to write…
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i realy enjoyed the journey of the writer!! it ws thought prvoking!! it made me think abt life n very ordinary things wch happen to us bt we dont notice them!!!
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During the reading of this book I felt that i read about Paulo Coelho, but since I found out that it is not an autobiographical thing, then I must ask Paulo How much of the part of the book that speaks about the Writer’s way of life resembles Paulo’s way of life?
Thank you for giving us readers the Zahir
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sidra Reply:
July 16th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
well i knw frm the start dt paulo had added his personality to som extent to this character!!! bt don knw hw of hm resembles the character!!
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Savita Vega Reply:
August 9th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
I feel and wonder the same, Milena, but it is a question that I would never ask. I am thinking back to college and writing workshops and this unspoken rule that as readers (writers who are readers) we are obliged to accept a piece of writing for whatever the author says it is, no further questions asked.
Sometimes there is a very fine line between fiction and autobiography. You might have, for example, a book of “fiction” which yet stems greatly from the author’s real-life experiences. Or, on the other hand, you might have a work of “autobiography” that is highly fictionalized. In the publishing world, as I understand, which label is to be used is often a decision of the publishers, rather then the author, as they know best under which genre the book might best sell. I rather doubt that Paulo has to give in to such pressures, but the point is that some books do straddle a fine line between the two genres.
In a writing workshop (although this is not a writing workshop, but a forum for readers) there is this sort of code of honor or respect between fellow writers. If someone slaps a manuscript down on the table and says “this is fiction,” even if it has this writer’s personal life and history laid out from cover to cover, the other writers in the workshop will refer to it as “fiction” and speak of the narrator only in the third person. In other words, “the writer” is “the writer” (a fictional character), not to be confused with Paulo, who is the author, despite the resemblance between the two.
Still, I see the autobiographical aura of which you speak. As I am reading this book, I am tempted to ask the same question that you have formulated: How much of this is Paulo’s real life, and how much is made up? However, I have to remind myself that there is no part of this book that IS NOT Paulo, as the whole of it comes from his soul. In the end, it doesn’t really matter which part is “fact” and which “fiction,” as the whole is composed in such a way as to convey the messages which Paulo would wish for his readers to understand. Sometimes writers “fictionalize” - veer from the actuality of facts - in order to relate a truth which is greater and far more profound than the facts alone can convey.
Still, I think your question is perfectly valid. And there is some secret part of me that hopes for an answer.
Much Love,
Savita
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You have said that you live your life and then write the stories. I read the writer’s viewpoint about marriage.
Is that your’s?
What do you think of a marriage’s innocence?
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why the writer dont have any name paulo? well anyway the writer i suffer and cry with him i feel his love and his obssesion like was happening with me, i was nervous whole day thinking in him, in where was esther…oh my god.
but nobody know what have until lose it
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Paulo Coelho Reply:
July 10th, 2009 at 12:09 am
because he is not me.
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juana santana Reply:
July 10th, 2009 at 4:11 am
i know that dear paulo, but everybody had a name in the book, just him, and then he go with mikhail and dos he take the name “nobody”
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Monika Reply:
July 23rd, 2009 at 10:00 pm
Similarities are by pure chance! Of course, Paulo! ;-)
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Is the writer based on Paulo Coelho himself? And if so, does anyone know if things are mainly written from his own life or if it is mostly fiction? I am just curious about this.
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Paulo Coelho Reply:
July 8th, 2009 at 10:45 am
No, it is not based in my story. I never lost my soulmate that way. But I used the literary world and my experience as a background.
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Monika Reply:
July 23rd, 2009 at 10:25 pm
You dedicated this book to your wife and I think in a way it is a wonderful declaration of love to her.
Because I am also a married woman, I wonder how she reacted when she read it.
What impact had this book on the relationship between you and Christina?
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El escritor estaba muy desconectado de su realidad, no fue hasta entonces que Esther se fue de su vida, para el empezar a conocer a su mujer, a su único y verdadero amor.
Todo lo que pasó, lo vivió en carne propia. Al principio no le importaba porque estaba aun dormido, sin embargo, luego cuando pasó el tiempo, empezó a despertar y ver la realidad: Estar como si ya no perteneciera a este mundo. Vivo pero al mismo tiempo muerto. Romper consigo mismo para poder atravesar las barreras del ego y encontrar la verdad que estaba oculta por el velo fino del amor.
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