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The Fifth Mountain
by: Paulo Coelho

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 869.3
EAN: 9780060930134
ISBN: 0060930136
Label: Harper Perennial
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: March 01, 1999
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Release Date: February 17, 1999
Sales Rank: 55473
Studio: Harper Perennial

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A Struggle of the Spirit and a Search for the Truth

Written with the same masterful prose and clarity of vision that made The Alchemist an international phenomenon, The Fifth Mountain is Paulo Coelho's inspiring story of the Biblical prophet Elijah. In the ninth century B.C., the Phoenician princess Jezebel orders the execution of all the prophets who refuse to seek safety in the land of Zarephath, where the unexpectedly finds true love with a young widow. But this newfound rapture is to be cut short, and Elijah sees all of his hopes and dreams irrevocably erased as he is swept into a whirlwind of events that threatens his very existence. In what is truly a literary milestone, Coelho gives a quietly moving account of a man touched by the hand of God who must triumph over his frustrations in a soul-shattering trail of faith.

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With The Fifth Mountain, Paulo Coelho turns his talent for spiritual fiction to the story of the Biblical prophet Elijah. Like a blossoming flower, Coelho opens up the brief account of Elijah's flight from Gilead and his time in Zarephath. He deepens the prophet's character by revealing the thoughts, doubts, and discoveries that Elijah must have experienced as he struggled to find his course in life amidst the confusion of war and political turmoil. When being a prophet of the God of the Israelites is like a warrant for your death, concerns about your chosen path are sure to arise. Perhaps it is this believability in Coelho's retelling that makes it so evocative, or it may be the bit of Old Testament wisdom he brings to popular literature of the 20th century: 'the words of the lord are written in the world around us. Merely be attentive to what happens in your life, and you will discover where.'

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- The Fifth Mountain
Paulo Coehlo is the teacher that I've been searching. This is the fourth book by this author that I've read and intend to read more.

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- Beautifully written...
The writing of Paulo Coehelo inspires one to introspection. Although `The Fifth Mountain' could be digested quickly, I recommend a slower reading. The publisher obliges by cleverly placing bullets throughout the text, allowing one to pause at appropriate moments for reflection.

Despite the trials and tribulations, we must struggle onward to achieve our life's destiny.

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- A Prophet's Humanity Revealed
The Prophet Elijah has quite a story to tell, but The Fifth Mountain only focuses on a small part of his life. After he is exiled from Israel as the enemy of Princess Jezebel, he goes to Akbar where God has instructed him to find a widow who will give him shelter. While discussions with angels and orders from the voice of God are not uncommon in Elijah's life, he still experiences doubt and frustration at God's ambiguous guidance. Elijah becomes even more disillusioned with the predicament of falling in love with the widow. He is unsure how to include this emotion into his obligations to God. His struggles are a demonstration of his imperfections and his humanity.

While we witness Elijah's miracles and his endeavors in Akbar, we never witness his greatest miracles in his defeat of Jezebel and her gods, we still get a great sense of the adversity Elijah overcame and how it shaped him into the prophet ... Read More

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- starts with a bang ends in a whimper
I'm a big fan of Coelho's work, and admittedly had high expectations for this book having just come off the Alchemist. The book starts off brilliantly, the text sucking you right back into Coelho's world of deceptively simple spirituality. But after a brilliant beginning, the book gets a bit aimless. It does pack many an emotional punch, but it the end, it just fails to deliver. In fact, the whole thing ends rather abruptly, as if Coelho just ran out of time. It is certainly worth a read, and if you like Coelho's style, you will be pleased, but it doesn't come near the Alchemist, and is damned by comparison

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