A celebrated Parisian novelist becomes consumed by his wife's unexplained disappearance, embarking on a journey across continents that probes obsession, marriage, faith, and freedom.
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A celebrated Parisian novelist becomes consumed by his wife's unexplained disappearance, embarking on a journey across continents that probes obsession, marriage, faith, and freedom.
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Set in Paris and in the enchanting landscape of central Asia, this new novel by the author of the international bestsellers The Alchemist and Eleven Minutes follows the journey of a man obsessed with finding the wife who left him without an explanation.The narrator of The Zahir is a bestselling novelist who lives in Paris and enjoys all the privileges that money and celebrity bring. His wife of ten years, Esther, is a war correspondent who, despite her professional success and freedom from the c...
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Sexual content
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Marriage, suspected infidelity, and quest to reclaim lost love form core emotional arc
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Substance use
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Thoughtful meditation on faith, spirituality, and belief is central to the narrative
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Political content
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Mentions war correspondence and celebrity culture as background elements
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Wife's disappearance prompts brief references to possible kidnapping or abandonment
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