Hippie is probably the most autobiographical of the four books in which Paulo is the protagonist–The Pilgrimage, The Valkyries,
Aleph, and Hippie.
In this novel, Paulo Coelho takes us on a journey to relive the transformative and pacifist dream of the hippie generation.
Paulo is a young man who wants to become a writer, grows out his hair, and sets off into the world in search of freedom and a deeper meaning of existence. From his imprisonment during the Brazilian military dictatorship in 1970 to his encounter with Karla in Amsterdam. Together they decide to embark on the legendary “Magic Bus” to Nepal for just 70$ each. Along the way, they experience an extraordinary love story. Their fellow travellers also undergo profound transformations, embracing new values for their lives.
YEAR OF PUBLICATION:
2018
PAGES:
288
RIGHTS SOLD:
45 languages
“Paulo Coelho, a gift to the literary world from Brazil, tells a story of the journey of being.”
- Hurriyet Book magazine
“And when I finished reading Hippie, I felt a mad desire to get lost, and a slight feeling of envy of those times when you could do whatever you felt like doing. Just to simply live.”
- Ela Magazine
“In Hippie I was trying to remember – incidents like the torture at the hands of the military in Brazil. Right after I wrote the Gita song, I was arrested. When I came out, saw the song was No. 1 on the charts and everybody was singing it. I emerged from prison, unable to truly enjoy that success, torn between being a person who was totally hurt and being terribly scared.” That conflict finds expression in Hippie. ‘You cannot write something out of nothing’”.
- Paulo Coelho
We don’t choose the things that happen to us, but we can choose how we react to them.
If you want to learn to know yourself, start exploring the world around you.