"11 Minutes" is the work of an older filmmaker, but it's not an old man's film. He's angry and alienated by technology, but his film is playful in the same way that the best thrillers by Hitchcock students John Carpenter , Brian De Palma , and Dario Argento perversely mess with your expectations. .” A chance meeting in Rio takes her to Geneva, where she dreams of finding fame and fortune. Eleven Minutes is the story of Maria, a young girl from a Brazilian village, whose first innocent brushes with love leave her heartbroken. Paulo Coelho Booklist Paulo Coelho Message Board. Maria's life in Brazil has been haunted by a guy we'll call pencil boy. At a tender age, she becomes convinced that she will never find true love, instead believing that “love is a terrible thing that will make you suffer. Maria is a young woman in Brazil who really enjoys sex and rubbing her own v_gina. Eleven Minutes is the story of a young girl named Maria who leaves her Brazilian home to go to Geneva, Switzerland, in hopes of great adventure and great love. Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho Summary Study Guide. ELEVEN MINUTES TRANSLATED FROM THE PORTUGUESE BY MARGARET JULL COSTA 4u HarperCollins Publishers . Eleven Minutes (Portuguese: Onze Minutos) is a 2003 novel by Brazilian novelist Paulo Coelho that recounts the experiences of a young Brazilian prostitute and … Detailed plot synopsis reviews of Eleven Minutes; Plot Summary Part 1. Eleven Minutes, by Paulo Coelho Also by Paulo Coelho The Alchemist The Pilgrimage The Valkyries By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept The Fifth Mountain Veronika Decides to Die The Devil and Miss Prym Manual of the Warrior of Light . This review is from the Eleven Minutes. Eleven Minutes Book Summary and Study Guide. Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho is a good book because it talks about things that do not fall under the category of standardization. One time a boy tried to come on to her by asking her for a pencil. . This review is available to non-members for a limited time. Her situation does not prove to be what she had hoped and she pursues a career in prostitution in order to make money quickly in order to return home. HarperCollinsPublishers 77-85 Fulham … Detailed plot synopsis reviews of Eleven Minutes ; The story is about a young Brazilian girl who looks for some adventure outside her provincial life and ends up working as a prostitute in Switzerland. In this world and life, you cannot label everything or set a standard for everything. It first ran in the March 16, 2005 issue of BookBrowse Recommends. .