The Witch of Portobello

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The Witch of Portobello is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores spirituality, identity, and the nature of love through the fragmented testimonies of people who knew its enigmatic heroine, Athena.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form As subject As object
A Bruxa de Portobello 0 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
author Paulo Coelho
character Andrea McCain
Athena
Deidre O’Neill
Edda
Heron Ryan
countryOfOrigin Brazil
explores conflict with social norms
the nature of faith
the nature of love
the search for meaning
focusesOn the life story of Athena
followedBy The Winner Stands Alone
genre novel
philosophical fiction
spiritual fiction
hasISBN 9780061338809
hasPageCount around 320 pages
hasSubject mysticism
personal transformation
religion
literaryMovement contemporary literature
mainCharacter Athena
mediaType print
narrativeForm multiple first-person testimonies
narrativePerspective multiple narrators
notableFor its fragmented testimonial structure
its portrayal of a controversial spiritual leader
originalLanguage Portuguese
originalTitle The Witch of Portobello self-linksurface differs
surface form: A Bruxa de Portobello
partOf Paulo Coelho bibliography
precededBy The Zahir
publicationYear 2006
publisher HarperCollins
setIn London, England
surface form: London

Middle East
Romania
structure nonlinear
targetAudience adult readers
theme feminine spirituality
freedom
identity
love
self-discovery
spirituality

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Paulo Coelho notableWork The Witch of Portobello
The Witch of Portobello originalTitle The Witch of Portobello self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: A Bruxa de Portobello