Name: Manuscript Found in Accra
ISBN: 9780007514243

Paulo Coelho

Another incredible novel from the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Alchemist.

Manuscript Found in Accra

"The latest novel from #1 internationally best-selling author Paulo Coelho is a classic of inspiration and reflection, a meditation on life, love, and the significance of change. A novel of philosophical reflection set in Jerusalem during the time of the Crusades. Here a community of Christians, Arabs, and Jews who have long lived together harmoniously have been warned of an imminent attack and certain destruction. Contemplating their demise, the community assembles to seek the wise counsel of a Greek Copt, who imparts comforting and guiding wisdom on the enduring attributes of human character. The novel unfolds as a sequence of parables on love, faith, sex, friendship, beauty, bravery, loyalty, and success. "--

Manuscript found in Accra

Reiza H

What would you do if your city's under siege from a foreign invasion?

That's what happened in the story. It's Jerusalem, 1099, on the eve of the Crusaders. They army laid sieges on the great city, and the inhabitants were preparing for battle tomorrow.

The cloud of readiness, anxiety, fear, but also hope, gathered around the city. That's when we met The Copt. A mysterious, wise man whose words enchanted those living in the city. As the storm waiting to tear down the city walls tomorrow, some of its citizens mingled on the city plaza, to hear some words of wisdom from The Copt.

The Copt didn't share about great things, magnificent like the Great Hall of Baghdad or the Grand Mosque of Al-Aqsa, or the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, but instead, he talked about simple, mundane, everyday life. He talked about fear, anxiety, hope, miracle, sex, loyalty, dreams, travel, passion, love.

He talked about inner child. Bravery. He told the audience about courage. The people asked, and the Copt would answered. 

It's important to talk about everyday thing. Because, he guess, things won't be looking much different for the future. And indeed, he's right. This book is like a little oasis for us. And it's interesting to see how Paulo Coelho chooses the background of its story to be Jerusalem, on the eve of the invasion. It's from these questions, made by those people waiting for their doom, that we find consolations on our daily life. Kind of tragic.

Share the words, he said. So that even the city would fall, the spirit of the city shall not. So that Jerusalem could one day be rebirth as a city who develop peace, justice and tolerance.

It may be the work of fiction, but indeed, the messages here is filled with truth, waiting to be digested by those willing to listen and open their hearts.

The latest novel from the #1 internationally best-selling author of The Alchemist. There is nothing wrong with anxiety. Although we cannot control God’s time, it is part of the human condition to want to receive the thing we are waiting for as quickly as possible. Or to drive away whatever is causing our fear. . . . Anxiety was born in the very same moment as mankind. And since we will never be able to master it, we will have to learn to live with it—just as we have learned to live with storms. * * * July 14, 1099. Jerusalem awaits the invasion of the crusaders who have surrounded the city’s gates. There, inside the ancient city’s walls, men and women of every age and every faith have gathered to hear the wise words of a mysterious man known only as the Copt. He has summoned the townspeople to address their fears with truth: “Tomorrow, harmony will become discord. Joy will be replaced by grief. Peace will give way to war. . . . None of us can know what tomorrow will hold, because each day has its good and its bad moments. So, when you ask your questions, forget about the troops outside and the fear inside. Our task is not to leave a record of what happened on this date for those who will inherit the Earth; history will take care of that. Therefore, we will speak about our daily lives, about the difficulties we have had to face.” The people begin with questions about defeat, struggle, and the nature of their enemies; they contemplate the will to change and the virtues of loyalty and solitude; and they ultimately turn to questions of beauty, love, wisdom, sex, elegance, and what the future holds. “What is success?” poses the Copt. “It is being able to go to bed each night with your soul at peace.” * * * Now, these many centuries later, the wise man’s answers are a record of the human values that have endured throughout time. And, in Paulo Coelho’s hands, The Manuscript Found in Accra reveals that who we are, what we fear, and what we hope for the future come from the knowledge and belief that can be found within us, and not from the adversity that surrounds us. This eBook edition includes a Reading Group Guide.

Ayesha ahmed

This book should be read every single day until it is learnt by heart. Enough said.

Hrishikesh Bhaskaran

Looks like a copy of the prophet by Khalil Gibran. 
Still, this is a good read.

Nada Ghazi

-Highly recommended for people who feel down and get through mental problems-
-Similar books: The Prophet by Gibran Khalil Gibran, The Consolations Of Philosophy by Alain De Botton-

"Just as love is divine condition, so solitude is the human condition. And for those who understand the miracle of life, those two states peacefully coexist."


Under the sky of Jerusalem, there was a man among people, where it was such consolations for our weak and weary souls, that may have lost the way..
It's like a book embracing your scars and shatters to show you that they are the most precious you got.
Talking wisely about love and war, defeat and failure. Our mental exhaust and the excruciating moments when we are afraid to look up in the mirror.
Also, even though I liked the wisdom and philosophy behind it, I have a concern. Each and every idea stands by itself, there's no connection between the chapters, maybe some repeated points but not a connection in general. Also, the "lecturing way" in giving advice may cause boredom, was supposed to be linked as a novel, or even a book that's about sharing with the two sides.
Overall, I'm satisfied with what I read..

Alleen de liefde bepaalt wie we zijn 14 juli 1099. Jeruzalem is omsingeld door de kruisvaarders. Binnen de muren van de oude stad komen mensen van allerlei leeftijden en geloof bijeen om te luisteren naar een wijze, mysterieuze man. De Kopt beantwoordt hun vragen, die eerst voortkomen uit hun angsten, maar later ook gaan over schoonheid, liefde, wijsheid en wat de toekomst gaat brengen. Paulo Coelho onthult in Manuscript uit Accra dat de liefde en kennis die we in onszelf vinden bepalen wie we zijn en niet de tegenslag in ons leven, wat we vrezen, of hopen voor onze toekomst. angst bestaat al zolang als de mens bestaat. En omdat we hem nooit de baas zullen kunnen, zullen we ermee moeten leren leven zoals de mens ook met stormen heeft leren leven.

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The latest novel from #1 internationally bestselling author Coelho is a classic of inspiration and reflection. A novel of philosophical reflection set in Jerusalem during the time of the Crusades. Here a community of Christians, Arabs, and Jews who have long lived together harmoniously have been warned of an imminent attack and certain destruction.