Hippie

Description

If you want to truly know yourself, start by exploring the world around you.

This is how bestselling author Paulo Coelho draws on his rich life experience to transport us back to a bygone era, aiming to revive a generation that yearns for peace and possesses the courage to challenge the established social order. In Hippie, he deliberately tells the story of Paulo, a young, slender Brazilian with long, flowing hair, who aspires to be a writer and embarks on a journey to find deeper meaning in his life. At the very least, he takes the infamous Bolivia train to Peru, then continues his trek through Chile and Argentina.

Paulo’s journey takes him far afield, landing him in Amsterdam’s famous Dam Square, teeming with young people dressed in vibrant clothes, burning incense, meditating, playing music, and discussing sexual liberation, all in an effort to broaden their horizons and discover their inner selves.

There he meets Carla, a captivating Dutch woman in her twenties, who has been waiting for the perfect companion to embark with on the legendary hippie route leading to Nepal. She convinces Paulo to join her on a journey aboard the Magic Bus, traveling across Europe and Central Asia to Kathmandu. They are accompanied by fascinating travelers, each with a unique and intriguing story to tell. Along the way, these travelers undergo profound transformations, their priorities, values, and beliefs shifting.

During their journey together, Paulo and Carla explore their own relationship, which blossoms into a love story that rediscovers life for them and awakens feelings and emotions that lead them to make choices and decisions that will shape their future.