In "The Winner Remains Alone," Paulo Coelho revisits the theme of his international bestseller "Eleven Minutes": love, which destroys us as often as it redeems us. A gripping novel about the dark side of love. On the French Riviera, the rich and famous gather, those who have made it to the very top. Igor, who arrives from Russia, is also obsessed with luxury and success, and equally obsessed with love—or what he believes to be love. Biography (Paulo Coelho) Paulo Coelho, born in 1947 in Rio de Janeiro, studied law and subsequently traveled to South America, Europe, and North Africa. Returning to Brazil, he published plays and provocative rock songs, which landed him in prison three times under the military junta of the 1970s. He is the editor of an underground magazine and a music magazine, as well as a director at Polygram and CBS in Brazil. From 1980 (after losing his job), he spent five years studying in an old Spanish order and walked the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route. In 2006, Paulo Coelho was awarded the Mexican literary prize "Las Pergolas." New product