The Fifth Mountain

by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads author!)
The Fifth Mountain  
published 2000 by HarperCollins
first published 2007
binding Paperback
isbn 0722536542   (isbn13: 9780722536544)
pages 256
description With The Fifth Mountain, Paulo Coelho turns his talent for spiritual fiction to the story of the Biblical prophet Elijah. Like a blossoming flo...more
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Sonia
06/27/08

این کتاب را باید تجسم کرد :

زن که به این نبی در حال فرار از دیار خویش پناه داده بود ، با نگرانی از او سوال کرد ؟ " آیا خداوند تودر کلمه و کلام محو خواهد شد ؟" ایلیای نبی پاسخ گفت : " در کلمه و کلام استمرار می یابد ولی هر کس در مقابل هر آنچه می نویسد مسئول نوشته خود خواهد بود ....more
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Adora
06/27/08

bookshelves: fiction, paulo-coelho
به نقل از سایت انتشارات کاروان
سایت رسمی پائولو کوئلیو به زبان فارسی
همیشه‌ لازم‌ است‌ که‌ آدمی‌ بداند کی‌ یک‌ مرحله‌ از زندگی‌اش‌ تمام‌ شده. اگر بعد با لجاجت‌ به‌ آن‌ چنگ‌ بیندازی، ...more
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Rinal
08/04/07

Read in April, 2007
sebuah novel religius yang berkisah mengenai nabi Elia. diambil dari perikop di Alkitab, buku ini mengisahkan kisah hidup Elia secara detail pada satu bagian.

ceritanya berkisar dari pemanggilan Elia menjadi nabi hingga ia menantang para nabi Baal di Gunun Kelima. alkisah, Elia diburu oleh ratu Izebel karena dianggap membahayakan. ia pun terpaksa lari ke Sarfat (yang disebut Akbar oleh penduduknya) atas perintah TUHAN. ia memulai kehiudpan barunya di sini, belajar mengenai banyak hal, hingga ...more
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Tom
Tom rated it: 1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars
07/01/08

Read in February, 2008
recommends it for: only the most discerning readers
This popular author has very poor theology and it comes out in his book. I find it offensive when he makes up stories about historical figures without any supporting evidence and gives these historical figures characteristics and traits that are clearly negative. Slander would be the charges against him if he wrote about anyone alive today and said such made up things. I'm sure the author thinks he is just making the book interesting, or assisting him in his point. Still, if I wanted to make...more
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Mia
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12/23/07

Read in December, 2007
Alright, so I said that Witch of Portobello was not the best book in the world in my review, and yet, I found that I was still thinking about it days later. So, perhaps it was better than I thought...

I picked up The Fifth Mountain awhile after. I am glad that I read Witch first because I may have written the author off as a Judeo-Christian propagandist otherwise. I now understand that the religion of these heros does not matter. Religion is the tool to test the conviction of these stra...more
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mahdiye
نقل از کتاب:ا
((ایمانت را ستایش میکنم))
لاوی به آسمان نگاه کرد.گویی در فکر بود.سپس رو به الیاس کرد
ایمانم را ستایش نکن و زیاد هم به من اعتقاد نداشته باش، این پیمانی است که با خود بسته ام.با
خود پیمان بسته ام که خداوند وجود دارد
الیاس پاسخ داد:((تو یک پیامبری.تو هم صداهایی را میش...more
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Mad
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03/20/08

Read in March, 2008
Another masterpiece from Paulo Coelho. I was reminded of nikos Kazansakis' Last Tempation through much of this, from the point of view of a man with a destiny unable to come to terms with it, constantly tortured by his self doubt until, eventually, through his trials and circumstances, coming to a deep personal understanding of his true destiny. More difficult to read than the Alchemist but not any less profound in the lessons it has wrapped in the text. I always come away from the authors books...more
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Erica
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12/25/07

Read in December, 2007
This is an historical novel based on the biblical character of Elijah. It is meant to be very profound and spiritual but I felt like it missed something. The character's are shallow and there isn't much depth to the story. Like a lot of Paulo Coelho's books, there is a lot of advice about how to live life and how to find / interact with God. If you like Paulo Coelho's philosophy in general you may like the book. I find some of his books can be preachy, elitist and self-righteous and this i...more
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Wikupedia
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02/28/08

membaca buku ini seperti membaca sejarah dalam bingka masa sekarang, coelho lagi-lagi membuktikan tulisannya sebagai salah satu yang terbaik...
membawa cerita dari bibel, coelho lalu menceritakan dengan sangat ringan dan terbuka...siapa pun yang membaca, entah itu dari kalangan iman yang mana pun, pasti akan terenyuh...
bagaimana sebuah keyakinan bisa sebegitu menakjubkannya, walaupun penuh rintangan serta godaan.
namun dalam hidup ini, harapan memang faktor utama yang bisa membuat manusia b...more
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melissa/missy
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08/30/07

The first Paulo Coelho book I ever read was "The Alchemist," and I was immediately obsessed with it. It remains, to this day, one of my all-time favorite books. When I lived in Brazil, I bought 8 Paulo Coelho books in Portuguese, their original language. I enjoyed a couple of them, listed on this site, and was disappointed by the rest. I got "The Fifth Mountain" in English, and was disappointed by it as well. I just couldn't get into it. While I respect Coelho's talent,...more
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Ana
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12/01/07

Read in October, 2007
recommends it for: anyone who's a little lost and needs to learn that it's ok and that it will pass
Although a biblical tale, I found the story to be universal in its telling of a person's painful path to finding his or her destiny. Elijah's was a trial of faith both with himself and with what I like to think of as the forces of the universe (err, he would say God) to find out what his life should move towards.

As a 24 year old trying to make the right life choices and realizing I don't have most of the answers to this crazy and continuous pop quiz called life, I completely related!
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Anggie
09/20/07

Read in December, 2006
i know it isnt perfectly the same like what the bible say about prophet's life..but book wants to tell us about how great Thou art..how great God in our life..that He is the one for alpha n omega..the first n the last..no one like Him..after read this book..i realize that God put us on the right way, gives us the best in every step our life..as long as we trust in Him and live in Him..
well...How Great Thou Art..things i've learned from this book..
great!
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Margareth
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06/09/08

Read in May, 2008
Buku ini bercerita tentang pergumulan Elia, salah satu nabi Israel "melawan" kehendak Tuhan. Terasa lebih riil dibandingkan versi Alkitabnya, bagaimana bahkan seorang nabi pun sering bimbang mengambil keputusan dan tetap punya rasa takut, meskipun dia orang pilihan Tuhan, yang pastinya terberkati.

Meski masih sedikit bingung, buku ini sedikit membantu memahami "why bad things happen to good people".
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Indah
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10/03/07

Read in January, 2006
I read and re-read this book. the story is about Elijah. Telling the story from first person view (bener gak sih, maksudnya sebagai pencerita utama???) this book showed elijah reflection, doubt and fear when he was given the mission of his life. Really a reflection of someone so great, following his heart... being an instrument of God's hand.
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Sho3la
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02/28/08

Read in June, 2003
what i learn from this book was what the auther him self was trying to show throught his knwledge , mr coelho was showing a historical picture of what was happend on part of worl and he keeps showing how wisdom people alwayis suffring , and also he show how this part of world is important immotionally to people.
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Fafa
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06/26/08

وقتی ادم از خدا بدش میاد یه جورای از زندگی بدش میاد و می خواد بمیره اما من از این کتاب خوشم اومد چون گفت با خدا بجنگ البته کلا این نویسنده زیادی خوشحاله اما من از سبکش خوشم میاد
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Uli
03/18/08

coelho mencoba lebih menjabarkan secara detail penggalan kisah yg ada dalam bible mengenai perjalanan nabi elia,mgkn bagi umat kristiani dgn baca buku ini lebih terhanyut dalam alur cerita yg disajikan coelho dgn gaya penulisannya yg sederhana namun dpat menghanyutkan pembacanya dalam imajinasi mereka
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Kathy
08/27/07

Read in August, 2007
Good call Cyrus. I really enjoyed this book, I loved the story. I don't get around to reading the bible these days so it was nice to take in a biblical story. It was very inspirational yet it wasn't very "preacy" either. I really enjoyed the book, the love story was a nice suprise also.
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Rebecca
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11/06/07

bookshelves: spiritual-inspirational
Read in August, 2007
Everything God let's happen to us is for our good and to help us fulfill our life's mission. If things don't turn out the way we thought they would or should--it doens't mean they aren't working out the way God knows they should. When bad things happen to us, we must let go and move on.
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Mabeo
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12/13/07

This is Coelho's rendition of the Moses story. Pretty interesting. His language is always so straight forward and simple and yet full of meaning. This was one of his true fiction novels, most of his others are vaguely about different times in his own life.
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