She lives in Geneva and for some reason the location is important to Coelho, as it’s oft-discussed. She’s the mother of two and the wife of a successful and wealthy businessman* who adores her. Which is good because none are particularly likeable. The characters themselves, are kinda peripheral to his hypotheses and therefore redundant. Not an uncommon motivation for a novel perhaps except that the end product (in my opinion obvs) wasn’t entirely successful. It was as if Coelho had something to say about love, loneliness, depression and life – so created a few characters through which to do it. And his latest novel, Adultery, is no different. However when it comes to content (or the plot) I often struggle with Coelho’s work. Almost poetic (understandably, given that he also writes poetry). His prose in general is (are?) beautiful. There’s no doubt about the Brazilian’s mastery of the written word. I’ve read a few of Paulo Coelho’s previous novels.
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