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The book asks timeless questions:
The title is both a scientific fact and a powerful metaphor. Coelho cites studies showing that the average act of sexual intercourse (the physical act itself) lasts approximately eleven minutes. For the rest of the day—the other 1,429 minutes—human beings are thinking about those eleven minutes, working for them, suffering for them, or hiding from them. ELEVEN MINUTES - Paulo Coelho-s Novel
Published in 2003, Eleven Minutes tells the story of Maria, a young Brazilian girl from a remote village who, after a series of disappointing romances, decides that love is a lie. She believes that pain is reliable; pleasure is not. So, she makes a logical, heartbreaking decision: she will separate her body from her soul. She becomes a sex worker in Geneva, Switzerland. The book asks timeless questions: The title is
Maria arrives in Geneva dreaming of adventure and fast money. She quickly learns that the reality of selling her body is not the glamour of Moulin Rouge , but the sterile transaction of a hotel room with a stopwatch. She learns to disassociate. She learns that a woman can moan, smile, and collect a fee without feeling a single vibration of desire. Published in 2003, Eleven Minutes tells the story
“Love is a disease. Nobody wants to catch it because they are afraid they won't be cured. But the disease is wonderful once you accept the symptoms.”
To understand the impact of , one must look at its textual bones: