Veronika decides to die Coelho, Paulo

By:

Coelho, Paulo

Publication details: 2003 Harper Collins Publishers India Ltd. NoidaDescription: 191 pISBN:

9788172235437

Subject(s):

English literature - Fiction

DDC classification:

869.342 C6V3

Summary: Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything -- youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job. But something is missing in her life. So, one cold November morning, she takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting never to wake up. But she does -- at a mental hospital where she is told that she has only days to live. Inspired by events in Coelho's own life, Veronika Decides to Die questions the meaning of madness and celebrates individuals who do not fit into patterns society considers to be normal. Bold and illuminating, it is a dazzling portrait of a young woman at the crossroads of despair and liberation, and a poetic, exuberant appreciation of each day as a renewed opportunity.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Book	Ahmedabad	Fiction	869.342 C6V3 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	180332
Book	Jammu		869.342 COE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	IIMLJ-4532
Book	Jammu		869.342 COE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	IIMLJ-4533

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Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything -- youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job. But something is missing in her life. So, one cold November morning, she takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting never to wake up. But she does -- at a mental hospital where she is told that she has only days to live.

Inspired by events in Coelho's own life, Veronika Decides to Die questions the meaning of madness and celebrates individuals who do not fit into patterns society considers to be normal. Bold and illuminating, it is a dazzling portrait of a young woman at the crossroads of despair and liberation, and a poetic, exuberant appreciation of each day as a renewed opportunity.

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