Adultery

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Adultery is a 2014 novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores themes of love, infidelity, and existential dissatisfaction through the story of a seemingly successful woman confronting a midlife crisis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literaryWork
novel
author Paulo Coelho
containsElement career success vs. inner void
marriage crisis
self-discovery journey
countryOfOrigin Brazil
englishTitle Adultery
exploresTopic depression
emotional emptiness
extramarital affair
marital dissatisfaction
search for meaning
followsWorkBySameAuthor Manuscript Found in Accra
genre fiction
psychological novel
romantic novel
hasEnglishTranslation yes
hasMoralQuestion ethics of infidelity
nature of happiness
price of passion
literaryStyle introspective
philosophical
mainCharacter Linda
mainTheme existential dissatisfaction
infidelity
love
midlife crisis
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor discussion of contemporary urban life in Switzerland
portrayal of a woman’s midlife crisis
originalLanguage Portuguese
partOfBibliographyOf Paulo Coelho
precededByWorkBySameAuthor The Spy
protagonistGender female
protagonistMaritalStatus married
publicationYear 2014
publisher Alfred A. Knopf
Companhia das Letras
setting Geneva
targetAudience adult readers
timePeriodOfSetting early 21st century

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Paulo Coelho notableWork Adultery