The spy [large print] : a novel / Paulo Coelho ; translated from the Portuguese by Zoë Perry.

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    • Publication Information:
      First large print edition.
    • Abstract:
      Summary: In his new novel, Paulo Coelho, best-selling author of The Alchemist and Adultery, brings to life one of history's most enigmatic women: Mata Hari. When Mata Hari arrived in Paris she was penniless. As a dancer, she shocked and delighted audiences; as a courtesan, she bewitched the era's richest and most powerful men. But as paranoia consumed a country at war, Mata Hari's lifestyle brought her under suspicion. In 1917, she was arrested in her hotel room on the Champs Elysees, and accused of espionage-- and paid the ultimate price for her unconventional life. The story of her celebrated yet mysterious life as an exotic dancer and courtesan, and her controversial execution as a spy during the First World War unfolds as a fascinating first-person narrative of self-creation and bravery.
    • Notes:
      "Originally published in Brazil as A Espia by Editora Paralela, a division of Editora Schwarcz S.A., São Paulo, in 2016" -- Title page verso.
      Includes bibliographical references.
      In English, translated from the Portuguese.
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    • ISBN:
      9781524755591
      1524755591
    • Accession Number:
      952384049
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.1005517