Penguin Random House India has confirmed that Paulo Coelho’s latest novel will be about the life of Mata Hari, the courtesan who was tried and executed for treason in 1917.
Titled The Spy, the book will recount a fictionalised turn of events in the life of Mata Hari.
The Dutch dancer shocked and delighted audiences during the first World War, and became a confidant to some of the era’s richest and most powerful men.
Meru Gokhale, Editor-in-Chief of Penguin Random House India said:
I am delighted to be publishing Paulo Coelho again. He is such a widely loved and respected author in the subcontinent, and I truly believe that the captivating story of Mata Hari, an extraordinary woman ahead of her time, will resonate deeply with readers in India.
Books written by Coelho include ‘The Alchemist’, which has sold 200 million copies in 160 countries including India.
The Spy is set to be published this November in the US.
(With agency inputs.)
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