The Spy

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When Mata Hari arrived in Paris she was penniless. Within months she was the most celebrated woman in the city.
As a dancer, she shocked and delighted audiences; as a courtesan, she bewitched the era's richest and most powerful men.
But as paranoia consumed a country at war, Mata Hari's lifestyle brought her under suspicion. In 1917, she was arrested in her hotel room on the Champs-filysees and accused of espionage.
Told in Mata Hari's voice through her final letter, The Spy is the unforgettable story of a woman who dared to defy convention and who oaid the ultimate nrice.
PAULO COELHO 's life remains the primary source of inspiration for his books. He has flirted with death, escaped madness, dallied with drugs, withstood torture, experimented with magic and alchemy, studied philosophy and religion, read voraciously, lost and recovered his faith, and experienced the pain and pleasure of love. In searching fór his own place in the world, he has discovered answers for the... Tovább

Fülszöveg

When Mata Hari arrived in Paris she was penniless. Within months she was the most celebrated woman in the city.
As a dancer, she shocked and delighted audiences; as a courtesan, she bewitched the era's richest and most powerful men.
But as paranoia consumed a country at war, Mata Hari's lifestyle brought her under suspicion. In 1917, she was arrested in her hotel room on the Champs-filysees and accused of espionage.
Told in Mata Hari's voice through her final letter, The Spy is the unforgettable story of a woman who dared to defy convention and who oaid the ultimate nrice.
PAULO COELHO 's life remains the primary source of inspiration for his books. He has flirted with death, escaped madness, dallied with drugs, withstood torture, experimented with magic and alchemy, studied philosophy and religion, read voraciously, lost and recovered his faith, and experienced the pain and pleasure of love. In searching fór his own place in the world, he has discovered answers for the challenges that everyone faces. He believes that, within ourselves, we have the necessary strength to find our own destiny.
His most recent novel, Adultery, was a worldwide best seller. His 1988 novel, The Alchemist, has sold more than 65 liiillion copies and has been cited as an inspiration by people as diverse as Malala Yousafzai and Pharrell Williams.
Paulo Coelho has sold more than 200 million books worldwide. His work is published in 81 languages, and he is the most translated living author in the world.
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Paulo Coelho's novels Adultery, Aleph, and Manuscript Found in i4ccr<t are available in Vintage paperback.
Also available from Penguin Random House Audio and in a Random House Large Print Edition
Also available in Spanish from Vintage Espanol
With 6 illustrations
Translated from the Portuguese by Zoe Perry
Jacket design by Stephanie Ross Author photograph ® Xavier Gonzales
AlFRED A. KNOPF. PIBIISHER. NEW YORK ^ www.aaknopf.com | i r/2016 Vissza