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Dice Elias, el profeta: "Hay momentos en los que el infortunio irrumpe en nuestra vida y no podemos evitarlo. Pero está ahí por alguna razón."

En efecto, a veces el mundo parece que conspire contra nosotros, y es entonces cuando nos preguntamos "por que, tiene que pasarme a mí?". Ante lo inevitable, algunos se quedan descorazonados, otros, sin embargo, se hacen más fuertes y los más sabios aprenden.

Inspirado en un breve pasaje de la Biblia (I Reyes 18, 8-24), La Quinta Montaña cuenta la historia de un hombre, el profeta Elías, que recibe de Dios la orden de abandonar Israel. En un mundo regido por supersticiones, conflictos religiosos y tradiciones profundamente arraigadas, el joven profeta deberá enfrentarse a una avalancha de acontecimientos que le conducirán a un definitivo cara a cara con Dios. La historia del profeta Elías se convierte así en una valiosa lección de esperanza para el hombre contemporáneo. "Hasta que, punto podemos determinar nuestro destino? Esta es la pregunta que lanza al aire La Quinta Montaña para que cada uno de nosotros encuentre su propia respuesta.

Reafirmando una vez más su talento literario, Paulo Coelho, el escritor brasileño más vendido de nuestros días, vuelve a sorprendernos con una novela tan fascinante como inolvidable.

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Paulo Coelho was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 24, 1947. As a teenager, he wanted to become a writer, but his parents wanted him to pursue a more substantial and secure career. At the age of 17, his introversion and opposition to his parents led them to commit him to a mental institution. He escaped three times before being released at the age of 20. Once released, he abandoned his ideas of becoming a writer and enrolled in law school to please his parents. He stayed in law school for one year.

In 1986, Coelho walked the 500-plus mile Road of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain, a turning point in his life. On the path, he had a spiritual awakening, which he described in his book The Pilgrimage.

Before becoming a full-time author, he worked as theatre director and actor, lyricist, and journalist. He wrote song lyrics for many famous performers in Brazilian music including Elis Regina, Rita Lee, and Raul Seixas. His first book, Hell Archives, was published in 1982. He has written over 25 books since then including The Alchemist, Brida, The Fifth Mountain, The Devil and Miss Prym, Eleven Minutes, The Zahir, The Witch of Portobello, Like a Flowing River, and Adultery. He received numerous awards including Las Pergolas Prize, The Budapest Prize, Nielsen Gold Book Award, and the Grand Prix Litteraire Elle. In 1996, he founded the Paulo Coelho Institute, which provides aid to children and elderly people with financial problems. In 2007, Coelho was named a Messenger of Peace to the United Nations.

(Bowker Author Biography)