By Paulo Coelho
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One of the main influential writers of our time, Paulo Coelho is the writer of many overseas top , together with Adultery, 'The Alchemist, Aleph, 11 mins and Manuscript present in Accra'. Translated into eighty languages, his books have offered greater than 195 million copies in additional than a hundred and seventy international locations. he's a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and has acquired the Chevalier de l'Ordre nationwide de los angeles Légion d'Honneur. In 2007, he used to be named a United international locations Messenger of Peace.
Her purely crime used to be to be an self reliant girl. while Mata Hari arrived in Paris she used to be penniless. inside of months she was once the main celebrated girl within the city.
As a dancer, she surprised and overjoyed audiences; as a courtesan, she bewitched the era’s richest and strongest men.
But as paranoia fed on a rustic at battle, Mata Hari’s way of life introduced her below suspicion. In 1917, she used to be arrested in her resort room at the Champs-Élysées and accused of espionage.
Told in Mata Hari’s voice via her ultimate letter, The undercover agent is the unforgettable tale of a lady who dared to defy conference and paid the last word expense.
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The years that followed weren’t many, but when I think back today, they seem endless—I looked only toward the sunshine and forgot the storms. I let myself be dazzled by the beauty of the roses but paid no attention to the thorns. The lawyer who halfheartedly defended me in court was one of my many lovers. So Mr. Edouard Clunet, should things go exactly as you planned and I end up before a firing squad, you may rip out this page from the notebook and throw it away. Unfortunately, I have no one else in whom to confide.
His answer was brilliant, but I could no longer go back in time and change my mind about him. By then, Modigliani had already left, Madame Guimet was showing visible signs of exhaustion despite maintaining her composure, and Picasso was distracted by his girlfriend Fernande’s jealousy. I said it was getting late for all of us, and each went on his way. I never ran into Pablo or Amedeo again. I heard that Fernande decided to leave Pablo, but I was not told the exact reason. I saw her only once more, a few years later, when she was working as a clerk in an antiques shop.
One day, I took a train to The Hague and went to the French consulate without anyone knowing—something that demands great intuition and skill. The drums of war were not yet beating, and entering the country was still easy; Holland had always remained neutral in the conflicts that ravaged Europe, and I had confidence. I met with the consul, and after two hours in a café, during which he attempted to seduce me and I pretended to fall into his trap, I got a one-way ticket to Paris. I promised to wait for him there until he could escape for a few days.