Veronika decideix morir

Synopsis of Veronika decideix morir

«Veronika decideix morir» is the novel by Paulo Coelho published by Proa in paperback (200 pages).

Veronika is twenty-four years old and, despite having youth, work and family, feels a void she cannot fill. After attempting to die, she wakes up in a psychiatric hospital: her heart is damaged and she has only a few days left. In that countdown she discovers repressed emotions and examines the boundaries between reason and madness.

This edition is from 2009; the original work, «Veronika decide morrer», was published in 1998.

For readers of Paulo Coelho and of introspective fiction that addresses depression and the search for meaning.