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By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

paulo coelho alan r. clarke

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From Paulo Coelho, author of the bestselling The Alchemist, comes a poignant, richly poetic story that reflects the depth of love and life.

Rarely does adolescent love reach its full potential, but what happens when two young lovers reunite after eleven years? Time has transformed Pilar into a strong and independent woman, while her devoted childhood friend has grown into a handsome and charismatic spiritual leader. She has learned well how to bury her feelings... and he has turned to religion as a refuge from his raging inner conflicts.

Now they are together once again, embarking on a journey fraught with difficulties, as long-buried demons of blame and resentment resurface after more than a decade. But in a small village in the French Pyrenees, by the waters of the River Piedra, a most special relationship will be reexamined in the dazzling light of some of life’s biggest questions.

180 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1994
Series
On the Seventh Day
Places
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Format
180 pages, Paperback
Published
August 3, 2021 by HarperOne
ISBN
9780061122095
ASIN
0061122092
Language
English
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The Brazilian author PAULO COELHO was born in 1947 in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Before dedicating his life completely to literature, he worked as theatre director and actor, lyricist and journalist. In 1986, PAULO COELHO did the pilgrimage to Saint James of Compostella, an experience later to be documented in his book The Pilgrimage. In the following year, COELHO published The Alchemist. Slow initial sales convinced his first publisher to drop the novel, but it went on to become one of the best selling Brazilian books of all time. Other titles include Brida (1990), The Valkyries (1992), By the river Piedra I sat Down and Wept (1994), the collection of his best columns published in the Brazilian newspaper Folha de São Paulo entitle Maktub (1994), the compilation of texts Phrases (1995), The Fifth Mountain (1996), Manual of a Warrior of Light (1997), Veronika decides to die (1998), The Devil and Miss Prym (2000), the compilation of traditional tales in Stories for parents, children and grandchildren (2001), Eleven Minutes (2003), The Zahir (2005), The Witch of Portobello (2006) and Winner Stands Alone (to be released in 2009). During the months of March, April, May and June 2006, Paulo Coelho traveled to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his pilgrimage to Saint James of Compostella in 1986. He also held surprise book signings - announced one day in advance - in some cities along the way, to have a chance to meet his readers. In ninety days of pilgrimage the author traveled around the globe and took the famous Transiberrian train that took him to Vladivostok. During this experience Paulo Coelho launched his blog Walking the Path - The Pilgrimage in order to share with his readers his impressions. Since this first blog Paulo Coelho has expanded his presence in the internet with his daily blogs in Wordpress, Myspace & Facebook. He is equally present in media sharing sites such as Youtube and Flickr, offering on a regular basis not only texts but also videos and pictures to his readers. From this intensive interest and use of the Internet sprang his bold new project: The Experimental Witch where he invites his readers to adapt to the screen his book The Witch of Portobello. Indeed Paulo Coelho is a firm believer of Internet as a new media and is the first Best-selling author to actively support online free distribution of his work.

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TheGostoso
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აი, ისეთი წიგნია რა, ზაფხულში ზღვაზე დასასვენებლად მიმავალი სულელი გოგო მოდის გამო რომ ჩააგდებს ჩანთაში. მერე პლიაჟზე ყოველ მეორე გასვლისას 10 გვერდს რომ წაიკითხავს. ერთი თვის მერე თბილისში ჩამოსული წიგნის ნახევრამდეც რომ არ იქნება მისული და მომავალი ერთი წლის განმავლობაში კითხვაზე, ბოლოს რა წაიკითხეო, კოელიოს ''რიო პედრას ნაპირიო'' რომ უპასუხებს. ძალიან მაგარი რამეაო.
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-Keeper-
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April 1,2025
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una lettura a dir poco tediosa. sentimentalismi inutili, massime da santone baci perugina edition che pretendono di insegnare la vita dall'alto di una sapienza uniformante. trama inesistente e tutt'altro che originale, vista e rivista, e uno stile piatto e completamente anonimo. gran delusione, anche perché ho letto di meglio di Coelho.
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Majeh-Sama
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“If pain must come, may it come quickly. Because I have a life to live, and I need to live it in the best way possible. If he has to make a choice, may he make it now. Then I will either wait for him or forget him.”
This book was so relatable, so heartfelt. I think I should read it every year.
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slimeydeux
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April 1,2025
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مثل همه ی کتاب های پائولو کویلو خیلی تاثیر گذار بود
یک بار دیگر میخوانم تا آخر همین هفته
یک چیزی در من باید بیدار شود
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Mrselendur
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April 1,2025
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I'm not entirely sure this was the best Coelho to start with, as this story wasn't straightforward in the sense of it making much sense. (I know what I mean.) The writing was creative and the words were sometimes beautiful, just like a few decorative bows had placed, mostly little and often. I wouldn't say this enthralled me, but I was entertained.

If we let it, the book teaches about the power of love, and what sacrifices a person can make for that, and in the case of this book, it was religion. I'll admit that I was slightly moved by a few select scenes, but nothing earth shattering. I felt like the author held back, and I was waiting for elaboration.

This wasn't a disappointment by any means, but it just didn't tick all my boxes. (I own a lot.)


“By the River Piedra I sat down and wept. There is a legend that everything falls into the waters of this river – leaves, insects, the feathers of bird – is transformed into the rocks that make the riverbed. If only I could tear out my heart and hurl it into the current, then my pain and longing would be over, and I could finally forget.”

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flyingflames13
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Mình phải nói trước là Paulo Coelho là một trong những tác giả mình thích nhất. Mình đã đọc hết toàn bộ sách bản tiếng Việt của ông rồi. Nhưng rất tiếc mình phải nói đây là quyển sách mình ít thích nhất, và cũng ít cảm nhất.

Quyển này nhắc nhiều đến tôn giáo, và vì mình không hiểu biết cũng như không theo tôn giáo (ở đây là Công giáo) nên có thể mình không thấy được cái hay của nó. Còn chuyện tình cảm trong quyển này mình cũng không thấy được sự sâu sắc. Mình không thích nhân vật nữ chính trong truyện, mặc dù đôi lúc mình cũng có chút đồng cảm với cô ấy.

Mặc dù quyển này khá ngắn nhưng có thể vì mình không cảm được nên đọc nó quá chậm. Mình đã kỳ vọng rất nhiều khi quyết định mua quyển này vào ngày trước khi mình đi nước ngoài và chỉ mang theo một quyển sách là nó. Vốn đã tính gởi tặng bạn quyển này. Nhưng gi�� lại thôi.

Chậc. Không biết nói sao. Thở dài một cái vậy. Và hi vọng trong tương lai mình có thể đọc được quyển khác hay hơn của Coelho.
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Bantamz
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Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering.
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Love can consign us to hell or to paradise, but it always takes us somewhere. We simply have to accept it, because it is what nourishes our existence. If we reject it, we die of hunger, because we lack the courage to stretch out a hand and pluck the fruit from the branches of the tree of life. We have to take love where we find it, even if that means hours, days, weeks of disappointment and sadness.

The moment we begin to seek love, love begins to seek us. And to save us.
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blee2
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cảm ơn vũ trụ đã hợp lực giúp mình đọc xong quyển sách dở òm chán ốm nhồi nhét quá nhiều triết lý giáo điều này.

4 năm quay lại với Paulo Coelho của Nhà giả kim thì nhận ra đúng là chỉ có thất vọng hơn chứ không thất vọng hơn.
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