The Zahir

A Novel of Obsession

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Beschreibung

<p>Set in Paris and in the enchanting landscape of central Asia, this new novel by the author of the international bestsellers <em>The Alchemist</em> and <em>Eleven Minutes</em> follows the journey of a man obsessed with finding the wife who left him without an explanation.</p><p>The narrator of <em>The Zahir</em> is a bestselling novelist who lives in Paris and enjoys all the privileges that money and celebrity bring. His wife of ten years, Esther, is a war correspondent who, despite her professional success and freedom from the conventional constraints of marriage, is facing an existential crisis. When she disappears along with a friend, Mikhail, who may or may not be her lover, the authorities question the narrator. Was Esther kidnapped, killed, or did she simply abandon a marriage that left her unfulfilled? The narrator doesn't have any answers but he has plenty of questions of his own.</p><p>Then one day Mikhail, the man with whom Esther was last seen, finds the narrator and promises to take him to his wife. In his attempt to recapture a love lost, the narrator discovers something unexpected about himself.</p><p>A haunting and redemptive story about the dark side of obsession, <em>The Zahir</em> explores its potential to both fulfill our dreams and to destroy them. It is also a thoughtful meditation on faith, celebrity, marriage -- and their relationships to freedom and creativity.</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780060875350

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

172 x 108 x 32 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2005

Verlag / Hersteller

Harper Collins Publ. USA