THE WINNER STANDS ALONE (Paperback)

THE WINNER STANDS ALONE Book Description

A profound meditation on personal power and innocent dreams that are manipulated or undone by success, The Winner Stands Alone is set in the exciting worlds of fashion and cinema. Taking place over the course of twenty-four hours during the Cannes Film Festival, it is the story of Igor, a...

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•   By Shalini Sharma 29 Aug 2009
  Thrilling Subject

  I am an intense fan of Paulo Coelho, I believe he is a novelist with great sense of using words and the visions to explain the scenes and the situations, i dont feel as Iam reading a novel , I feel as Iam watching a movie, it goes through in front of my eyes, characters are explained and defined so beautifuly that we actuialy tend to make a picture of those chatraters in our mind and start visualising them. I have read Alchemist, Brida, Eleven minutes, also. Today only I have bought The winner stands alone, till now I have liked eleven minutes the most. I believe its the most beautifully written novel till now.But after reading the synopsis of The winner stands alone , i think its going to be one of my favourites, hope so, subject line is realy thrilling , the person trying to get back his love out of the glimpse of glamour, fashion and fame. good subject, I am looking forward to finish it soon, i'll come back with my reviews

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•   By akhilesh 26 May 2009
  Winner Stands Alone

  I'm a great fan of Paulo Coelho, having read some of his other books like the Alchemist. This motivated me to pick up The Winner Stands Alone. Paulo Coelho is certainly a fantastic writer and he puts in the best of his efforts to create a story of power, glamour and manipulation in the glamour and film industry. The story is about Igor, an extremely powerful Russian Entrepreneur who sets out to get his ex-wife Ewa back from well-known fashion designer Hamid Hussain. His methods are not legitimate at all, as he wants to achieve this motive by ‘destroying worlds’, or in rather simple terms, by murdering people. The story is set in the background of the Cannes Film festival and winds from start to finish in a matter of just 24 hours. Within this short time-frame, we are introduced to a number of characters in the plot, and for some, this can be quite heavy to follow through the narrative. Nevertheless, with the book has all the elements of a fast-paced plot coupled with Coelho's literary style of rumination and reflection. The Winner Stands Alone is a superb narrative about the lives of the rich and famous and the superficial nature of their achievements. In the foreword of the book, Coelho’s describes the book as a 'crude portrait' of the present times. The book makes the reader think hard about how much is the limit to excess and what are the boundaries of vanity in the world of glamour and fashion. Most people in today's world believe that a world full of money and fame is the right dispensation for their miseries, but Coelho thoughtfully explores the world of the superrich in this novel. I do feel that sometimes the author's rambling and philosophising can put you off, but nevertheless it is a good read. I recommend that you read it in a single go. I will certainly read more of Coelho's books in the future.

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