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Paulo Coelho’s “The Archer”: A Parable of Enlightenment

  Paulo Coelho has produced some twenty books in his lifetime, including bestselling masterpieces such as The Alchemist. Now in his 70s, he is perhaps Brazil’s most celebrated contemporary author. His most recent book, The Archer (Knopf), translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa, is inspiring as ever.  The story…
Gisèle Lewis
November 10, 2020
Fiction

10 Bestsellers of Philosophical Fiction To Expand the Mind

Philosophical novels use fictional stories to explore thought-provoking questions that have stimulated and flummoxed readers for centuries. But the best of these books are not dry and incomprehensible tomes. Here’s my list of ten philosophical novels that include some of the most famous and commercially successful books ever written. The…
Greg Hickey
February 28, 2019