Eleven Minutes (Portuguese: Onze Minutos) is a 2003 novel
by Brazilian novelist Paulo Coelho based on the experiences of a young
Brazilian prostitute called Maria, whose first innocent brushes with love leave
her heartbroken. At a tender age, she becomes convinced that she will never
find true love, instead believing that "love is a terrible thing that will
make you suffer....” When a chance meeting in Rio takes her to Geneva, she
dreams of finding fame and fortune yet ends up working as a prostitute.
As
Maria drifts further away from love, she develops a fascination with sex. But
when she meets a handsome young painter she finds she must choose between
pursuing a dark path of sexual pleasure for its own sake, or risking everything
for the possibility of sacred sex; sex in the context of love. Eleven Minutes
is a gripping and daring novel, which sensitively explores the sacred nature of
sex and love, inviting us to confront our own prejudices and embrace our
"inner light".
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