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Veronika Decides to Die (Portuguese: Veronika Decide Morrer) is a novel by Paulo Coelho. 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.
- Paulo Coelho, Margaret Jull Costa
- 1998
In Veronika Decides to Die, Paulo Coelho takes the reader on a distinctly modern quest to find meaning in a culture overshadowed by angst, soulless routine, and pervasive conformity.
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Jun 17, 2020 · Veronika decides to die. "Another of Coelho's spiritual journeys, this time by the 24-year-old protagonist who, after a failed suicide attempt, rediscovers in an insane asylum in Slovenia the preciousness and precariousness of life.
Yet she is not happy; something is lacking in her life, and one morning she decides to die. She takes an overdose of sleeping pills, only to wake up some time later in the local hospital. There she is told that her heart is damaged and she has only a few days to live.
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- COELHO PAULO
A young woman tries to end her life but wakes up in a mental hospital. She questions the meaning of madness and celebrates each day as a renewed opportunity.
Jan 20, 2015 · A film adaptation of Paulo Coelho's novel about a suicidal woman who wakes up in a mental asylum and learns to live. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, quotes, and more.
Aug 3, 2021 · Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything—youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job. But something is missing in her life. So, one cold November morning, she takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting never to wake up.
