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by: Paulo Coelho See Larger Image Used Price: $2.35 Collectible Price: $23.00 Third Party New Price: $34.99 Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 869.3 EAN: 9780060175443 ISBN: 0060175443 Label: HarperCollins Manufacturer: HarperCollins Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: March 11, 1998 Publisher: HarperCollins Release Date: February 17, 1998 Sales Rank: 336924 Studio: HarperCollins Related Items: Warrior of the Light: A Manual The Pilgrimage (Plus) By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept: A Novel of Forgiveness (P.S.) The Valkyries The Alchemist see more Editorial Review: Product Description: From literary phenomenon Paulo Coelho, author of 'The Alchemist', comes a magical tale--a powerful retelling of the biblical story of Elijah. Teaching without being didactic, inspirational without being sanctimonious, 'The Fifth Mountain' is Paulo Coelho at his best National print ads. Regional postcard promo. Online promo. 5-city author tour . Amazon.com Review: 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.' Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - The Fifth Mountain Paulo Coehlo is the teacher that I've been searching. This is the fourth book by this author that I've read and intend to read more. Rating: - Beautifully written... The writing of Paulo Coehelo inspires one to introspection. Although `The Fifth Mountain' could be digested quickly, I recommend a slower reading. The publisher obliges by cleverly placing bullets throughout the text, allowing one to pause at appropriate moments for reflection. Despite the trials and tribulations, we must struggle onward to achieve our life's destiny. Rating: - A Prophet's Humanity Revealed The Prophet Elijah has quite a story to tell, but The Fifth Mountain only focuses on a small part of his life. After he is exiled from Israel as the enemy of Princess Jezebel, he goes to Akbar where God has instructed him to find a widow who will give him shelter. While discussions with angels and orders from the voice of God are not uncommon in Elijah's life, he still experiences doubt and frustration at God's ambiguous guidance. Elijah becomes even more disillusioned with the predicament of ... Read More Rating: - starts with a bang ends in a whimper I'm a big fan of Coelho's work, and admittedly had high expectations for this book having just come off the Alchemist. The book starts off brilliantly, the text sucking you right back into Coelho's world of deceptively simple spirituality. But after a brilliant beginning, the book gets a bit aimless. It does pack many an emotional punch, but it the end, it just fails to deliver. In fact, the whole thing ends rather abruptly, as if Coelho just ran out of time. It is certainly worth a read, and ... Read More Rating: - Would have been better with less religion. 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 ... Read More see more Browse for similar items by category: World Literature - Literature & Fiction - Subjects - Books - Portuguese Literature & Fiction - Subjects - Books - Contemporary Literature & Fiction - Subjects - Books - General AAS ( C ) - Authors, A-Z - Religion & Spirituality - Subjects - Books - Coelho, Paulo Literature & Fiction - Christianity - Religion & Spirituality - Subjects - Books - Fiction