The Valkyries (book)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Valkyries is Coelho's third major publication, and his first in the 90s (1992). The rights for it exist in four different languages - English, Persian, Portuguese and Spanish - these belong to HarperCollins; Caravan Books; Pergaminho and Planeta DeAgostini respectively.

This book is autobiographical, but told from the third person. It deals with exorcism of personal demons and discovering ones strength. It also deals with relationships among people, in this case, Paulo and his wife.

The plot involved Paulo going to the Mojave desert to meet "the Valkyries" themselves, a group of warrior women who travel the desert on motorcycles.

At the beginning of the story, "J", Coelho's master in RAM, shows him a copy of the poem by Blake that says "we destroy what we love" and this theme is central to the story.