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Here Paulo Coelho details his journey across Spain along the legendaryroad of San Tiago, which pilgrims have travelled since Middle Ages. On this contemporary quest, he encounters a Chaucerian variety of mysterious guides and devilish opponents and learns to understand the nature of truth through the simplicity of life. The Pilgrimage holds an important place in Paulo Coelho's literary canon. His first book, it not only paved the way for his phenomenal novel The Alchemist , but it also fully expresses his humanist philosophy and the depth of his unique search for meaning.

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“The keys to self-mastery...wrapped in suspense and adventure.”

About the Author

Paulo Coelho is one of the most beloved writers of our time. With sales of over 85 million copies worldwide, his books have been translated into 63 languages and published in 150 countries. He is the recipient of numerous prestigious international awards and was inducted into the Brazilian Academy of Letters in 2002. Mr. Coelho also writes a weekly column syndicated throughout the world.

Paulo Coelho naciÓ en Brasil en 1947 y es uno de los autores con mÁs influencia de hoy dÍa. Conocido mundialmente por el bestseller internacional El Alquimista, ha vendido mÁs de 75 millones de libros en todo el mundo que han sido traducidos a 62 idiomas y publicados en 150 paÍses. Asimismo, ha recibido destacados premios y menciones internacionales como el Planetary Arts Award, el Cristal Award concedido por el Foro EconÓmico Mundial, la prestigiosa distinciÓn de Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la LÉgion D'Honneur del gobierno francÉs y el Bambi 2001 Award de Alemania. En el 2002 se convirtiÓ en miembro de la prestigiosa Academia Brasilera de Letras. A su vez, Paulo Coelho escribe una columna semanal que se publica en los periÓdicos mÁs importantes de todo el mundo.

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Publication date : October 13, 2009
File size : 471 KB
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 272 pages
Publisher : HarperOne; Illustrated edition (October 13, 2009)
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Language: : English
ASIN : B000JMKNZG
Lending : Not Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #168,529 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #26 in Spain & Portugal Travel
- #53 in Mysticism & Spirituality
- #84 in Spiritual Growth

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Fascinating and Intense, But Be Prepared to (Slightly) Suspend Your Belief in Reality

Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2019

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This book about the Camino de Santiago is slightly bizarre, a bit peculiar and actually quite curious. It is also intensely spiritual. Despite the subject matter—a pilgrimage hike of 500 miles (mostly) through Spain to the shrine of St. James the Great in Galicia—its focus is not so much on the physical walk but rather an existential examination of the meaning of life.

Written by Paulo Coelho, the book greatly surprised me. After the first few pages, I had to confirm I was reading nonfiction and not a novel of magical realism. It is nonfiction, but the stories he tells feel like magic at times. Coelho participated in the pilgrimage in a quest to find his sword—the ultimate accomplishment—as part of the initiation into a religious group called the Order of the RAM. Along the way, he meets and fights with his personal devil in the guise of a dog, encounters mysterious guides, supernatural beings, and is taught a series of "exercises" to reach deep inside his soul. In one of those exercises he sees when he will die. He experiences the occult, miracles, physical and spiritual tests, personal battles, life lessons, and the all-consuming power of agape love.

It's a fascinating book, albeit quite intense. Read it for spiritual insight and be prepared to (slightly) suspend your belief in reality.

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C. Langwell

Just like in the Alchemist

Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2016

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I started reading this last week, a month or so after I read the Alchemist. This story held the same mystical magic in it as the Alchemist, but the religious undertones were much more pronounced because of the actual journey. Just like in the Alchemist, I felt like Coelho was pausing the story from time to time to say something directly to me, the reader. He had such wonderful messages about how to experience agape love, let go of the things that tether us, and free ourselves from the things that are distracting us from our true destiny. I'm convinced that I must now try to read everything Coelho has written (which is a lot!). He's truly a wonderful writer and offers God given words.

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Carol M. Frey

Paul Coelho's journey

Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2017

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I have walked to Santiago twice, once west across the northern tier of Spain and once north from Porto near the Portuguese coast. I caught myself wishing I had read Coelho's book before starting on the Strange Road to Santiago. Now I'm relieved that I didn't because my experience of the pilgrimage was so similar to his in the most meaningful ways. I needed to discover it for myself. I plan to walk to Santiago again in a few weeks on the gentle route south from Spain's Atlantic coast, and I'll do it with the special joy of taking my friend Coelho's along.

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K. Shanghai

This is a great book however it is missing the last chapter!

Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2017

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Below is what I had written in March 2017 but I found out in July 2017 that this book is not ended properly. It is missing the last chapter Santiago de Compostela. The previous chapter is not properly ended either. "...caused the blade of my sword to glisten" was not how Paulo Coelho finished the book. I think all purchaser of the book deserve an explanation from Amazon and HarperOne. I found this very bizarre. So I changed from an original 5-star rating to a 2-star.

I read The Pilgrimage more than once. The first time I read it was when I was traveling in Spain and Morocco. This is the type of books that feeds our souls. Though Paulo has other books perhaps more popular The Pilgrimage remains my favorite. It is more for mature readers. I recommend it to everyone who wants to add a bit food to our spiritual journey and pursue life with enthusiasm, wisdom and courage.

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Kirk

If you love the Alchemist

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2018

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If you love the Alchemist, and want to see not only the inspiration, but the real life practice of that book's lessons, this book is for you. I also highly recommend Paulo's other autobiographical novels (of which I've read all but one, his newest work, "Hippie") Aleph and The Valkryies. These books not only give you insight into Paulo's life, and the mystery/magical elements of the world, but they also provide a window into the evolution of his marriage to his wife Christina. As for the Pilgrimage, I have bought this book repeatedly for others because I believe it is THE book to show you the way to faith, as well as the way BACK to it, without the preachiness of relgious rhetoric. Check it out. You won't regret it.

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suellen j darblay

Not what I expected!

Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2018

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I think my own expectations lessened my liking for this book. I was not expecting a how-to walk the Camino, but perhaps a more objective real-life account of one’s personal experience. This genre, which I can’t even name or describe, is unfamiliar to me, and I struggle with “this really happened?” Or “Is this just fantasy?” I’m not familiar with Coelho’s style of writing, and this just didn’t win me over. But...I stuck with it, wanting to see if there was resolution.

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The Journey through the Pilgrimage

Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2015

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~Summary~
The Pilgrimage is about one mans journey to find himself through the excuse of finding his sword. At first, the main character had gone through a set of trails not specifically talked about in the book, to earn the right to have his sword. But because of his impatiance, he has to prove himself by taveling down the Road of Santiago. There, he meets his mentor who will teach him the practices that he has to use to find his sword. The main meat of the book is the main character on this journey. Whether he finds his sword or not will be up to you to find out.

~Impressions~
To be honest, there were parts of this book that made it hard to read. Some parts just made you loes intrest. But to conteract that, there were parts where the words flowed naturally off of the page to make not reading on to the next chapter hard. The book teaches a lot about the human mind and how most people think and I found that interesting. I loved how it emphsized the importance of having mental toughness in life as that is truth.

~Recommendations~
I would recommend this book to anyone having trouble finding themselves. This book has a lot to do with that and may provide some answers for said person. Coming from a teenage male perspective, I feel like it can relate a bit to my group. Would read again in a few years.

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Orchidroom

Part of my Lockdown Camino

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 16, 2020

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I was actively planning to walk the Camino in August 2020, had my flight booked and was preparing, then Lockdown 2020 happened and I was home alone for months.
I spent the lockdown #1 reading every camino story I could find (this was one of them). Each story is so different I have marked them all 5 star, because every individual has opened themselves up and shared their Camino experience, their thoughts, their views, regardless of how much they suffered, overcame personal challenges or behaved like witting or unwitting idiots.
I ended up feeling like I mentally "walked the Camino", Reading the books challenged my own thoughts and attitudes and came out of lockdown #1 with a number of personal breakthroughs, which is nearly always what each writer shares at the end of each book.
Astonishingly, (miraculously or mystically even) my personal reasons for planning to walk the Camino were both transformed and resolved at the end of Lockdown #1.

Dorian Glass

is so perfect at being able to do

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 16, 2016

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One of Coelho's more fundamental sharing of learning's for the world. A book, simply, that allows one to open one's mind to so many important aspects of life, that, a Journey such as he undertakes in this book, is so perfect at being able to do.

It's not worth going into summarising the plethora of learning's as this would spoil the book and make this review unnecessarily long. Simply, anyone can extract much value from this book; I very, very much recommend you join Coelho on this particular journey.

For all religions, creeds, whatever ... Universal in concept.

7 people found this helpful

K. Shanghai

This is my favorite book from Paulo and I read it more than ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 7, 2017

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This is my favorite book from Paulo and I read it more than once. It is more for mature readers. Not until recently I found the ending of the book changed from a previous version. I think either the author or the publisher wanted to match the ending somewhat like the Alchemist which I think it bizarre. The Pilgrimage sends a very powerful message at the end and along the way. After reading the book you feel you truly have learned. This is a must read for anyone.

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Sian Kirkby

A must read for spiritual development!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 15, 2020

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A fascinating book for going on your own pilgrimage. follow the actions of the author in this interactive spiritual journey to help you find inner peace.

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Anne Starr

I have read two great books by Paulo (The Alchemist and Veronika Decides to ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 29, 2017

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I have read two great books by Paulo (The Alchemist and Veronika Decides to Die) but I found this book to be self-indulgent and narcissistic. It won't make me stop reading Paulo's books but I was really disappointed in this book.

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