She says to herself, 'In the safest country in the world since I married … time has stopped.' She further adds to ignite speculation in the minds of readers, 'Who haven't felt the urge to drop everything and go in search of their dream?' Linda, as transpires from these quoted lines, is an envoy of all the men and women of the current impassive world whose lives have been enclosed by depression and monotony. However, some words by Linda in this novel sound rather flippant when she confesses, 'I arouse desire in men and envy in other women.' It should be noted that some novels by Paulo Coelho examine different aspects of lust, sex and other carnal appeals inherent in human beings and this distinctive dimension is vividly found in Adultery too.ĭespite all the wealth and good fortune around her, Linda feels tied down in her invariable daily chores, immersed in a life fully mechanized. She has two children and holds quite a good job at one of the most popular newspapers of Geneva.

In her 30s, Linda has quite a well-off husband who loves her. Linda, the Swiss narrator of this novel introduces herself as a woman who apparently seems complacent with everything she possesses.

The novel's title is Adultery which is suggestive enough to help readers prognosticate its thematic points. This illustrious author came up with a catchy tale of despair, lust and sin in 2014 that sparked off considerable degree of sensation among readers and critics in the wake of its publication. Some of his non-fictional books are highly acclaimed too like Confessions of a Pilgrim and Manual of the Warrior of Light. His novels The Alchemist, The Fifth Mountain, Eleven Minutes, Veronika Decides to Die, Brida have ornamented his profile with eminence and glory. PAULO Coelho is currently the best-known Brazilian novelist.

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