 First edition cover | |
| Author | Paulo Coelho |
|---|---|
| Original title | Veronika Decide Morrer |
| Cover artist | Hieronymus Bosch, "Cutting the Stone", c. 1494 |
| Language | Portuguese |
Publication date | 1998[1] |
| Publication place | Brazil |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 210 pages (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-06-095577-5 |
| OCLC | 47204184 |
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Veronika Decides to Die (Portuguese: Veronika Decide Morrer)[2] is a novel by Paulo Coelho.[3] It tells the story of Veronika, a 24-year-old Slovenian who appears to have everything in life going for her, but who decides to kill herself. This book is partly based on Coelho's experience in various mental institutions (see the biography Confessions of a Pilgrim by Juan Arias), and deals with the subject of madness. The gist of the message is that "collective madness is called sanity".
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