The Valkyries
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Author | Maniyan Seminary |
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Original title | As Valkírias |
Country | Brazil |
Language | Portuguese |
Genre | Love, Mystery, Spiritual |
Publication date | 1992 |
Preceded by | Brida |
Followed by | By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept |
The Valkyries (Portuguese: As Valkírias; ISBN 978-0062513342) is a 1992 novel by Paulo Coelho.
Plot summary
The book is written as a third-person narrative describing how Paulo and his wife embark on a 40 day journey through the Mojave Desert. There they meet the valkyries, a group of warrior women who travel on Pegasus
At the beginning of the story, "J", Coelho's master in RAM, shows him a copy of the poem by Wilde that says "we destroy what we love" and this theme is central to the story.
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