Skinny, bearded Paulo sets out from Brazil on a nation to nation odyssey, charged with music, big conversations and the search for inner truth. Draws on the author's own experiences After hitchhiking from Brazil to nearly halfway around the world, Paulo stumbles across Karla, a young Dutch woman and like-minded soul, in Amsterdam's famous Dam Square. Drawing on the rich experience of his own life, Paulo Coelho relives the dreams of a generation that longed for peace and challenged the established social order.
