Description: The worldwide bestseller by the author of The Alchemist takes us on a journey back in time, from South America to Holland to Nepal, drawing on the rich experiences of his own life to relive the dreams of a generation that longs for peace. - "A novelist who writes in a universal language." --Los Angeles Times
In Hippie, he tells the story of Paulo, a young, skinny Brazilian man with a goatee and long, flowing hair, who dreams of becoming a writer, and Karla, a Dutch woman in her twenties who has been waiting to find a companion to accompany her on the fabled hippie trail to Nepal. After meeting each other in Amsterdam, she convinces Paulo to join her on a trip aboard the Magic Bus that travels from Amsterdam to Istanbul and across Central Asia to Kathmandu. As they embark on this journey together, Paulo and Karla explore a love affair that awakens them on every level and leads to choices and decisions that will set the course for their lives thereafter.Review Quotes: "A novelist who writes in a universal language." --The New York Times
"Beautifully written. . . . An inspiring read." --People"The journey of a lifetime. . . . Coelho helps us understand a generation." --Free Press Journal
"Coelho's true love is spirituality." --The Financial Express
"A celebration of the spiritual longing that inspired a generation to abandon norms and pursue an unconventional path to the truth, this metafiction by the revered Coelho lyrically fuses the lines between authenticity and illusion, art and fact." --Booklist "Woven with self-discovery and punctuated by. . . unique wisdom. . . The focal point of Hippie is human connection - what happens when we 'allow two souls the time to get to know each other.'" --Bookreporter "Divine surprise. . . Paulo Coelho's most autobiographical story, is an interesting documentary about the hippie generation of the 70's." --L'Express
"Paulo Coelho is undoubtedly an alchemist. He turns everything into gold." --La Vanguardia