Adultery (novel)

2014 novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho

Adultery

First edition (Portuguese)

Author| Paulo Coelho
Original title| Adultério
Translator| Margaret Jull Costa, Zoë Perry
Language| Portuguese
Genre| Fiction
Published| August 19, 2014
Publisher| Sextante
Media type| Print (Hardcover)
Pages| 272
ISBN| 978-1-101-87408-0

Adultery (Adultério in Portuguese) is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho. It is the sixteenth major book by Coelho, and touches on the theme of adultery. The Portuguese edition of Adultery was released on April 10, 2014. The (American) English edition is published by Knopf and along with it, the Spanish edition was published on August 19, 2014. The reviewer in The Independent found the book shallow and full of cliché, while "the sex is aggressive and gratuitous".[1]

## Plot

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A woman in her thirties begins to question her seemingly perfect life: she is married to a rich and loving husband, has well-behaved children and a successful newspaper career. Her apathy changes when she interviews a former boyfriend, now a successful politician. They begin a sadomasochistic affair that she finds very exciting. But she must now conquer that impossible love and learn to face the everyday.

## References

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1. ^ Rebecca K. Morrison, "New Novel Fails to Stimulate", 14 September 2014

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Works by Paulo Coelho

Novels|

* The Manifest of Krig-há (1974)
* Theater For Education (1974)
* Hell Archives (1982)
* Practical Manual of Vampirism (1986)
* The Pilgrimage (1987)
* The Alchemist (1988)
* Brida (1990)
* The Greatest Gift (1991)
* The Valkyries (1992)
* Maktub (1994)
* By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (1994)
* The Fifth Mountain (1996)
* Love Letters from a Prophet (1997)
* Manual of the Warrior of Light (1997)
* Veronika Decides to Die (1998)
* Essential Words (1998)
* The Devil and Miss Prym (2000)
* Fathers, Sons and Grandsons (2001)
* Eleven Minutes (2003)
* And on the Seventh Day (2004)
* The Genie and the Roses (2004)
* Journeys (2004)
* The Zahir (2005)
* Revived Paths (2005)
* Like the Flowing River (2006)
* The Witch of Portobello (2006)
* Life: Selected Quotations (2007)
* The Winner Stands Alone (2008)
* Aleph (2010)
* Manuscript Found in Accra (2012)
* Adultery (2014)
* The Spy (2016)
* Hippie (2018)
* The Archer (2020)

Biographies|

* The Wizard (2008)

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