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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 869.3
EAN num: 9780060930134
ISBN number: 0060930136
Label: Harper Perennial
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 256
Printing Date: March 01, 1999
Publishing house: Harper Perennial
Release Date: February 17, 1999
Sale Popularity Level: 9728
Studio: Harper Perennial
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With The Fifth Mountain, Paulo Coelho turns his talent for spiritual fiction to the story of the Biblical prophet Elijah. Like a blossoming flower, Coelho opens up the brief account of Elijah's flight from Gilead and his time in Zarephath. He deepens the prophet's character by revealing the thoughts, doubts, and discoveries that Elijah must have experienced as he struggled to find his course in life amidst the confusion of war and political turmoil. When being a prophet of the God of the Israelites is like a warrant for your death, concerns about your chosen path are sure to arise. Perhaps it is this believability in Coelho's retelling that makes it so evocative, or it may be the bit of Old Testament wisdom he brings to popular literature of the 20th century: 'the words of the lord are written in the world around us. Merely be attentive to what happens in your life, and you will discover where.'
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A Struggle of the Spirit and a Search for the Truth
Written with the same masterful prose and clarity of vision that made The Alchemist an international phenomenon, The Fifth Mountain is Paulo Coelho's inspiring story of the Biblical prophet Elijah. In the ninth century B.C., the Phoenician princess Jezebel orders the execution of all the prophets who refuse to seek safety in the land of Zarephath, where the unexpectedly finds true love with a young widow. But this newfound rapture is to be cut short, and Elijah sees all of his hopes and dreams irrevocably erased as he is swept into a whirlwind of events that threatens his very existence. In what is truly a literary milestone, Coelho gives a quietly moving account of a man touched by the hand of God who must triumph over his frustrations in a soul-shattering trail of faith.
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Coelho has rewritten this story from Old Testament and its kind of religious story - there are lot of references to the Bible and Gods. Sadly I'm true atheist and I'm against any kind of religion, so I didn't enjoy this book as much I wanted.
I changed the theme of Elijah talking with the angels and God with Elijah talking with himself, with his "inner angels". This made this story a little bit more readable for me. Maybe this is the way you have take religion, but still I don't like this kind of symbolism or view of world.
But the main ideas in this book are still valid, whether you are religious person or not. They are quite well explained in other reviews, so I will not replay them hear. Most of them weren't nothing new for me, some were similar to the ideas in "The Alchemist".
One of the ideas that I haven't thought before to much was:
'If you have a past that dissatisfies you, then forget it now.'
I know that I would live better life, if I would forget some things in my past that are causing negative emotions like grief, anger, hatred. They are stopping me finding my own path.
Although I didn't like this book as much I did like "The Alchemist", it was still worth reading and gave me couple of things to think about.
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If you are on a spiritual journey of your own then this book is written for you. The themes of the book are deep and the book will repay re-reading.
You aren't wasting your time with this one.
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In this book Paulo Coelho presents to us Elijah the Prophet in all his humanness, a man with the awarenes that he has a Divine mission, but has to face his fears, doubts, pain, he also has to face society in his own country and then as a foreigner in another country. Elijah had much sufering in his life but reached greatness because he used his ability to see the bigger picture. In the beginning though he didn't think he had what it takes to be a prophet, he didn't feel worthy to do the God's work, and probably for good part of his life kept doubting himself, but when the time came he listened to his soul and awakened the Divine spark that allowed him to be all that he could be!!!
Curious thing, we all have this spark of Divinity in us, but most of the time we don't think we are worthy of doing God's work, or maybe we feel we are missing a special gene Saints have, well this story comes to show you that is not true, even Saints had doubts and their moments of weakness, but they listened to their souls and follow the soul's voice with all their might, when they did this God revealed to them, and they saw their greatness and they saw the big picture!!!
We are Spiritual beings having a Human experience!!!
Peace be with you!!!
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I have never read a Coelho book and was eager to read The Fifth Mountain. I selected this book over Coelho's more popular Alchemist because it did receive strong reviews and support from its readers. I was disappointed.
The book failed to move me and I found none of the passion that I anticipated. The story moved slowly and I never felt a part of it, nor a friend of the characters, not even Elijah.
My lack of enthusiasm suggests I might have been better off introducing myself to Coelho with The Alchemist. I have no doubt that he is a master at his trade, but The Fifth Mountain did not inspire me to read additional Coelho books.
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While not being particularly "moved" by the book, it was an interesting and enjoyable read.
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