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In the ninth century b.c., the Phoenician princess Jezebel orders the execution of all the prophets who refuse to worship the pagan god Baal. Commanded by an angel of God to flee Israel, Elijah seeks safety in the land of Zarephath, where he unexpectedly finds true love with a young widow. But this newfound rapture is to be cut short, and Elijah sees all of his hopes and dreams irrevocably erased as he is swept into a whirlwind of events that threatens his very existence.
Written with the same masterful prose and clarity of vision that made The Alchemist an international phenomenon, The Fifth Mountain is a quietly moving account of a man touched by the hand of God who must triumph over his frustrations in a soul-shattering trial of faith.
"In this retelling and extensive extrapolation of the story of the Hebrew prophet Elijah, Coelho situates his New Age prose in an appropriate biblical setting. An excellent and faithful translation willing to follow the rhythms and belabored biblical style of the original"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
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Alexander Platt
reviewed The Fifth Mountain on October 19, 2017
The Fifth Mountain
"Do not admire, and do not believe so much; it was a wager I made with myself. I wagered that God exists."
2 stars. Such an interesting premise - a retelling of the biblical story of Elijah. I was excited to find out more about this famous prophet and the ancient lands in which he lived. Despite this I didn't enjoy this story. Nothing really happens - Elijah spends the whole time in inner turmoil and indecisiveness. He falls in love with a woman which just adds to his lack of direction. I was just bored, after he'd moaned about his task for about the fifth time I almost gave up. Its one saving grace were a few sentences that had an impact and were quite powerful, but they were few and far between.
Ah well, onto the next!
"Fear exists until the moment when the unavoidable happens...after that, we must waste none of our time on it."
"Everything that could have happened but did not is carried away with the wind and leaves no trace."
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