11 minutes by Paulo Coelho. ,, The universe only make sense when we have someone to share our feelings with”” The main character of the book is Maria. She comes from a small village in Brazil. Her biggest dream is find a really love and become a famous person. When she grows up, she realized that finding such a love is impossible. She decided to working hard, saving money and going to holiday to Rio de Janeiro. On the beach of Copacabana meets a man who proposes her work in Switzerland. He promised her good salary and conditions. Ready to take a risk, she moved to Geneva. Unfortunately, the reality was not the same as she suspect. She worked in the night club as a dancer for penny salary. Maria was unhappy and decided to quit her job. She did not want to back to her country because of shame. It was not easy to find a new job. A trip to the big city did not bring her anything except of being prostitute. From time to time Maria struggled with this in mind and tried to make money in other ways. But she was not strong enough. Her life completely changed when she met a handsome painter. She must to choose between sexual pleasure for its own sake or real love. ,,11 minutes” is a book for adult people, a parable about sex, love and destiny. In this book author present general truths about the world and about ourselves. Interesting to me was the fact that Coelho chose a women to his novel. Typically, man can understand other man but it worst with women. When I read this book I was impressed that he exact describe knowledge of the body and soul of women. We can exactly know what Maria thinking of her life There are entries from the diary of Maria in few chapters which author include in the novel. It is cause that book is easy to read. The main character Maria is well done but sometimes her naivety irked me. On the other side she is very brave and not ashamed of the things that were often taboo. As for the ending, for me it was not a big surprise, but it was interesting. And although I fell a hunger, because I wondered how Maria explain to family how she got money and how her story will end. It is generally look pretty good. Love again won. I recommend this book for adult people because of erotic scene. I think the novel will appeal to fans of Paulo Coelho and those who did not have the opportunity to see his work. Paulo Coelho was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1947.He is one of the most popular writer of the twentieth century. His books are focused on the most important human feelings and values. They are written on very specific language which also affect that books are very easy to read. The most popular books by Paolo Coelho are ,,The Alchemist,, The Pilgrimage,, ,,Veronica Decides to Die,, The Zahir,, The Witch of Portobello,, ,,Brida,, etc..