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.
保羅·柯艾略(Paulo Coelho):
著名作傢,1947年齣生於巴西裏約熱內盧。
從《朝聖》開始,20餘部作品陸續被翻譯成71種語言,在160多個國傢和地區齣版發行,總計銷量已超過1.15億冊,榮獲國際大奬無數,以博大寬宏的心胸、清澈如水的文字,將哲學沉思、宗教奇跡、童話寓言熔為一爐,抒寫瞭無數感動世界的篇章,在世間揮灑智慧、理想和愛的光芒。
由於其巨大影響, 2007年,被聯閤國任命為和平大使。
2009年,代錶作《牧羊少年奇幻之旅》因“齣版語種最多”創造“吉尼斯世界紀錄”。
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