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Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything -- youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job. But something is missing in her life. So, one cold November morning, she takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting never to wake up. But she does -- at a mental hospital where she is told that she has only days to live.Inspired by events in Coelho's own life, Veronika Decides to Die questions the meaning of madness and celebrates individuals who do not fit into patterns society considers to be normal. Bold and illuminating, it is a dazzling portrait of a young woman…
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14 editions · 7 languages- Paperback · English · 2017Independently published · 248 pages · 9781521035887
- Ebook · English · 2006Veronika Decides to DieHarperCollins · 9780061194788
- Paperback · English · 2006Veronika Decides to DieHarper Perennial · 240 pages · 9780061124266
- Other · English · 1999Veronika decides to dieHarperCollins Publishers · 210 pages · 9780060196127
- Other · English · 1999Veronika decides to dieHarperCollins Publishers · 191 pages · 9780722539316
- Paperback · Portuguese · 2017Paralela · 9788584390755
SuicideTranslations into RussianQuality of lifeLiteratureSuicidal behaviorPortuguese fictionMental illnessFiction













