Time and Perennial Philosophy in Paulo Coelho’s Aleph
Romance Studies July 3, 2018 M. Safaei 2 citations
ABSTRACT Paulo Coelho’s Aleph is a novel about ‘time’ and the human experience of time via Aleph, a magical point in the universe that renders possible time travel into the era of the Spanish Inquisition to witness the tragic process of condemning a group of young girls to death. The novel is also reminiscent of its precursor, ‘The Aleph,’ a short story by Jorge Luis Borges. In this essay, I...