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”。
说不像保罗的风格,倒也未必。故事简单易懂,篇章衔接紧凑。只是我们看保罗的作品往往不会满足于这多少万字故事的内容,里面一定还有更深的寓意。这也是我疑问所在。 在“写照”篇中保罗明确提出了这本书的立意——“我想记录时代的全景,于是写下了这本书”。可是,时代的全...
评分首先从文字上看来,这本书的表现手法节奏较快,不过由于主题较为阴暗,较少用第一人称的语言描写人物心理,并且在行文过程中透露了许多题外的内幕,反而拖慢了整个节奏。致使一方面读者需要留心切镜的过程,另一方面,看到最后才发现整本书讲的不过是两天内发生的事情。 从人物...
评分看完这本书,心里没有什么大起大落的感觉,没有封面上序言里介绍的那种谜底揭晓时的震撼。更多的并不是读后而是读的过程中若隐若现的感觉。 名利场镁光灯遥远的戛纳,遥远的时尚之地,都是浮云。关于主人公的自我暗示和人们虚伪的内心是让我思考颇多的地方。 ...
评分聪明、冷静、坚韧、执着,男主伊戈尔得到了自己想要的一切。为了挽回妻子,他要摧毁“一部分”世界,他曾设想过妻子受到短信后会来找他并跟他过会往日的生活,也只有她才能阻止这场毁灭。然而妻子伊娃并没有这样做,她一直活在畏惧与懦弱里,希望身边的男人能给他安全,她无法...
评分几乎读过保罗所有的书,旧书和新书,各种版本。 这本《孤独的赢家》应是他最异常的一本。 前日读过《我坐在彼德拉河畔哭泣》,神圣而空灵的文字令人心颤。 这本《赢家》却像完全来自尘世,每一个字沾满了凡尘之气。 却能读得惊心动魄令人怦然心动。 打过阿富汗战争的伊戈...
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