The Winner Stands Alone

保罗·柯艾略（Paulo Coelho）：著名作家，1947年出生于巴西里约热内卢。从《朝圣》开始，20余部作品陆续被翻译成71种语言，在160多个国家和地区出版发行，总计销量已超过1.15亿册，荣获国际大奖无数，以博大宽宏的心胸、清澈如水的文字，将哲学沉思、宗教奇迹、童话寓言熔为一炉，抒写了无数感动世界的篇章，在世间挥洒智慧、理想和爱的光芒。由于其巨大影响， 2007年，被联合国任命为和平大使。2009年，代表作《牧羊少年奇幻之旅》因“出版语种最多”创造“吉尼斯世界纪录”。

作者:Paulo Coelho

页数:400

出版时间:2009-3

价格:119.00元

isbn号码:9780007306060

The Winner Stands Alone is the enthralling new novel by the incomparable Paulo Coelho. The story is set during the Cannes International Film Festival and the entire action plays out over 24 hours. Igor is a wealthy Russian businessman. His wife Ewa left him two years ago and Igor has never really come to terms with their break up, especially as Ewa is now remarried to a famous fashion designer, Hamid Hussein. Igor is insanely jealous and when Ewa left him he told her that he would destroy 'whole worlds' in order to get her back, and he intends to keep his promise! Igor has followed Ewa and her new husband to Cannes and his plan is to cause as much violence and destruction as possible until Ewa realises how much he loves her and comes back to him. Ewa loved Igor but she was absolutely terrified of him. She knows that Igor has killed people in the past when he was a soldier, but she also knows a dark secret - that he once cold bloodedly murdered a beggar who was bothering them in a restaurant. Igor is clearly unhinged and he will stop at nothing to regain her love and so he goes on a ruthless killing spree until he tracks down Ewa...The star-studded film festival acts as a backdrop to Igor's maniacal murdering spree and we are ntroduced to various characters along the way, all of whom are desperately trying to get their big break in the shallow world of show business; Gabriela a young and naive actress who is being exploited by her agent and Jasmine a troubled young Rwandan refugee working as a model. The Winner Stands Alone is a gripping, fast-paced thriller, and Coelho cleverly weaves in elements of social satire, poking fun at our celebrity and money obsessed culture.

读后感

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