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词条 The Winner Stands Alone
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  1. Plot summary

  2. References

  3. External links

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| name = The Winner Stands Alone
| title_orig = O Vencedor está Só
| translator = Margaret Jull Costa
| image = The Winner Stands Alone.jpg
| caption =
| author = Paulo Coelho
| illustrator =
| cover_artist =
| country = Brazil
| language = Portuguese
| series =
| genre = Novel
| publisher =
| release_date = 2008
| english_release_date =
| media_type = Print (hardcover, paperback)
| pages = 375 pp (paperback edition)
| isbn = 978-0-00-731868-1
| | preceded_by =
| followed_by = O Aleph
}}

The Winner Stands Alone is a novel by Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho, first published in 2008. The book was first published in Portuguese under the title O Vencedor está Só. It is the thirteenth major book by Coelho.

The book is roughly based upon the growing rise of what the author calls The Superclass.[1]

Plot summary

The book loosely tells the story of several individuals: Igor, a Russian millionaire; Hamid, a Middle Eastern fashion magnate; American actress Gabriela, eager to land a leading role; ambitious criminal detective Savoy, hoping to resolve the case of his life; and Jasmine, a woman on the brink of a successful modeling career. Set at the Cannes Film Festival, the tale narrates the epic drama and tension between the characters in a 24-hour period. Igor, a man of extraordinary intelligence, has promised himself to destroy worlds to get his beloved wife Ewa, who left him for a successful designer, Hamid.

References

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External links

  • Official Paulo Coelho website
  • [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/09/AR2009040904069.html Washington Post review]
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