"It's been ten years since I entered a small house in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, certain that I was wasting my time. At that time, my spiritual quest was linked to the idea that there were secrets, mysterious paths, people capable of understanding and controlling things forbidden to the majority of mortals. Thus, walking 'the path of common people' seemed like an uninteresting plan."
In this passionate narrative, Paulo Coelho describes the adventures he experienced crossing the road to Santiago – a journey filled with supernatural phenomena and lessons based on the element of existential purification.