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1	Alchemist more books like this by Paulo Coelho My Heart Is Afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy told the alchemist one night as they looked up at the moonless sky."Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams."Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.73! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Veronika decides to die more books like this by Paulo Coelho The new novel from internationally acclaimed author Paulo Coelho -- a dramatic story of love, life and death that shows us all why every second of our existence is a choice we all make between living and dying. Veronika has everything she could wish for. She is young and pretty, has plenty of boyfriends, a steady job, a loving family. Yet she is ... see all copies from £1.92! new only from £3.12! \| first editions
3	The fifth mountain more books like this by Paulo Coelho Published in over 100 countries, translated into 42 different languages, with over 21 million copies of his books sold internationally, Paulo Coelho can truly claim to be one of the most popular writers in the world. The Independent on Sunday has called him a 'publishing phenomenon'. Paulo's writing is a visionary blend of spirituality, magical ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £4.38! \| first editions
4	Gabriela, clove and cinnamon more books like this by Jorge Amado One bright spring day in 1925, Gabriela arrives from the poverty-stricken backwoods of Brazil to the lively seaside port of IlhE us amid a flock of filthy migrant workers. Though wearing rags and covered in dirt, she attracts the attention of Nacib, a cafe owner, who is in desperate need of a new cook. So dire is his situation that he hires the ... see all copies from £3.79! new only from £10.39! \| first editions
5	By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept more books like this by Paulo Coelho A Fable About Opening Your Heart to Miracles" By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept" tells of Pilar, a frustrated scholar looking for some greater meaning in the endless cycle of her days. When a childhood friend contacts her, she is surprised to learn that her former playmate is now a charismatic spiritual leader, someone revered as a miracle ... see all copies from £1.83! new only from £6.51! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Crónica de una muerte anunciada more books like this by Gabriel Garcia Marquez In a departure from the magical realism for which he is famous, Garcia Marquez tells a dreamlike detective story that investigates the question of why and how two young men have undertaken a brutal murder that they seem not to have wanted to commit. This is the original Spanish-language version of the text. see all copies from £7.76! new only from £8.59! \| first editions
7	The hour of the star more books like this by Clarice Lispector Clarice Lispector died of cancer at the age of fifty-six on 9th December 1977. "The Hour of the Star" was published that same year and acclaimed by the critics as 'a regional allegory' of extraordinary awareness and insight. Lispector herself defined "The Hour of the Star" as a book 'made without words...a mute photograph...a silence...a question' ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £7.39! \| first editions
8	Stone Raft, the more books like this by Jose Saramago The Iberian Peninsula splits off from the European mainland and floats away across the Atlantic, bearing its cargo of new Utopians. Those who travel on it, man and beast alike, are called to redefine themselves and their world in this novel which touches on the essential nerve of contemporary life. see all copies from £6.01! new only from £8.72! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	The book of disquiet more books like this by Fernando Pessoa When Fernando Pessoa died in 1935 he left behind a trunk containing over 25,000 items a vast collection of poems, fragments, letters, journals. These pieces were ascribed to a variety of writers - the heteronyms or assumed identities Pessoa had created over the course of his extravagant written life. Attributed to the heteronym Bernado Soares, THE ... see all copies from £2.99! new only from £6.64! \| first editions
10	Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis, the more books like this by Jose Saramago Set in Lisbon in 1936, this book follows the character of Ricardo Reis, a doctor who returns to his native Portugal after 16 years in Brazil. But what kind of doctor is he? Instead of receiving patients in his surgery he spends his time walking and reciting poetry, accompanied by a dead poet. see all copies from £2.49! new only from £10.42! \| first editions
11 view cover	Dona Flor and her two husbands more books like this by Jorge Amado Dona Flor's husband may have been a gambler and womanizer, but when he dies all she remembers is his lovemaking. A new marriage does not bring the erotic love she longs for. So when her first husband appears naked at the foot of her bed, eager to reclaim his conjugal rights, it is hard to resist. see all copies from £3.50! new only from £7.33! \| first editions
12 view cover	The devil and Miss Prym more books like this by Paulo Coelho A stranger arrives in the small mountain village. He carries with him a backpack containing a notebook and eleven gold bars. Burying these in the vicinity, the stranger strikes up a curious friendship with a young woman from the village - Miss Prym. In this stunning new novel, Paulo Coelho's unusual protagonist acts as the devil, setting the ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.87! \| first editions
13 view cover	History of the Siege of Lisbon more books like this by Jose Saramago "Portugal's great fabulist" (Los Angeles Times) brings us a magical tale of love, memory, and the revision of things past in a comically inventive political allegory. see all copies from £2.15! new only from £9.82! \| first editions
14 view cover	Huellas de Las Literaturas Hispanoamericanas more books like this by John F Garganigo, Ben Heller, Rene De Costa For one-semester introduction courses on selected masterpieces of Latin American Literature, or two-semester survey courses on the literatures and cultures of Latin America, or as a reader in more advanced genre courses. Unique in coverage, this comprehensive one-volume anthology of Latin American literatures - from pre-Colombian times to the ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £61.52!
15 view cover	The war of the saints more books like this by Jorge Amado When the image of Saint Barbara of the Thunder is shipped to the city of Bahia, it comes alive to save the soul of a young girl whose behaviour has offended her pious family. This mythical tale by the author of "Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands" investigates the power of a Brazilian religious cult. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £7.26! \| first editions
16 view cover	Dom Casmurro more books like this by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Joaquim Maria Machado De Assis, Robert L Scott-Buccleuch (Translator) "A palm tree, seeing me troubled and divining the cause, murmured in its branches that there was nothing wrong with fifteen-year old boys getting into corners with girls of fourteen; quite the contrary, youths of that age have no other function, and corners were made for that very purpose. It was an old palm-tree, and I believed in old palm-trees ... see all copies from £9.96! new only from £15.88! \| first editions
17 view cover	Réquiem por un campesino español more books like this by Ramon Jose Sender "Requiem per un campesino espanol" was first published under the title Mosen Millan in Coleccion Aquelarre,Mexico, 1953. The present text follows the first Spanish edition published by Destino, Barcelona, 1974, which bears a few minor variants, mainly in paragraph structure. It has been reprinted a number of times and translated into many ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.65! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Valkyries: An Encounter with Angels more books like this by Paulo Coelho This is a modern-day adventure story featuring Paulo's supernatural encounter with angels -- who appear as warrior women and travel through the Mojave desert on their motorbikes. Haunted by a devastating curse, Paulo is instructed by his mysterious spiritual master to embark upon a journey -- to find and speak to his guardian angel in an attempt ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.51! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Niebla more books like this by Miguel De Unamuno Escrita en 1907 y publicada en 1914, esta novela no ha dejado de reeditarse y traducirse en todos los idiomas. Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936) la califico de 'novela malhumorada', de 'rechifla amarga'. Se narra un caso patologico en busca de su ser a traves del dialogo, organizado en un juego de espejos, laberinto de apariencias y simulacros donde ... see all copies from £1.87! new only from £11.27! \| first editions
20 view cover	The carpenter's pencil more books like this by Manuel Rivas A timeless love story that grew out of the horrors of the Spanish Civil War. It is the summer of 1936, the early months of the agonising civil war that engulfs Spain. In a prison in the pilgrim city of Santiago de Compostela, an artist sketches the famous porch of the cathedral, the Portico de Gloria. He uses a carpenter's pencil. But instead of ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £5.82! \| first editions
21 view cover	Modern Spanish Prose: With a Selection of Poetry more books like this by Gustave W Andrian For use in upper-level courses in Spanish Conversation and Composition, Spanish Conversation, and Intermediate Spanish. This collection of prose works and poetry by famous Hispanic authors features intellectually mature and appealing selections whose brevity and simplicity of style do not require adaptation, simplification, or abridgment. The ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £9.85! \| first editions
22 view cover	El Cid more books like this by Marcel C Andrade (Adapted by) This is a reader for intermediate Spanish students. "El Cid" is an adaptation of the first great work of Spanish literature that captures the spirit of the original epic. It is softcover, 6" A - 9", and 148 pages in length. An audiocassette is also available. see all copies from £8.16! new only from £11.72!
23 view cover	Sorpresas more books like this by Elena Olazagasti-Segovia SORPRESAS is a literary reader designed to expand vocabulary, improve reading and writing skills, and stimulate practical language discussion. see all copies from £6.85! new only from £10.27!
24 view cover	Tent of miracles more books like this by Jorge Amado The story of Pedro Archanjo, mestizo, self-taught ethnologist, apostle of miscegenation, labourer, cult priest and bon vivant... Born in Brazil in 1912, Jorge Amado is one of Latin America's most celebrated writers. His many works include "Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands" and "Clove and Cinnamon". see all copies from £5.65! new only from £11.44! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Ensayo Sobre la Ceguera more books like this by Jose Saramago A driver waiting at a red light suddenly becomes blind. So does his wife and the doctor who examines them. They are the first cases of an "epidemic" of blindness. A terrifying allegory of the dark times in the new millennium. see all copies from £7.88! new only from £9.46! \| first editions

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