Onze Minutes, Paperback Book, By: Paulo Coelho

The prostitute Maria swore she would never fall in love. But one day she meets a man who confuses her. A novel about finding yourself in love. About the Author: Paulo Coelho, born in Rio de Janeiro in 1947, studied law and then traveled to South America, Europe and North Africa. Back in Brazil, he published plays and provocative rock songs, which earned him three prison sentences via the military junta of the 1970s. He is the editor of an underground magazine, a music magazine, and director of Polygram and CBS, Brazil. From 1980 (job loss) 5 years of study in an old Spanish order and completion of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. In 2006 Paulo Coelho was awarded the Mexican literary prize "Las Pergolas".