Book Review: Aleph
“Each end gives us the opportunity for a rebirth.” Entitled as an international bestseller author, Paulo Coelho has marked his return with his most personal novel till date, Aleph, which he frequently calls ‘A journey back to my kingdom’. Being the protagonist himself, Coelho explains about his journey from a simple book signing event in London to a whirlwind detour of five weeks through Africa, Europe and finally to Asia on a train. As always, this time too, he doesn’t fail to inspire his readers with his limpid literature and leaves everyone spell bound when it comes to writing about love, hope and confronting the challenges in life. Aleph, as described in the book, is the point where time and space converge. Like the ever loved Santiago, the main character of “The Alchemist”, Paulo too suffers a grave crisis in faith. Successful but discontented writer, Coelho, sets up in a journey to seek a path of spiritual renewal and growth as...