The Winner Stands Alone

I just finished reading this book and for me it was really spectacular and well-written. Paulo Coelho is the author of many famous books and this one is very interesting to read. Everything takes place in only 24 hours at the Cannes Film Festival. The lives of the 5 main characters are about to change forever when Igor the mastermind of an evil plan to get his wife back destroys their world without caring much about the outcome . Igor is willing to destroy everything and professionally kill people without caring how much his decisions are going to affect the other characters that have worked so hard to get to the top of the business where film and fashion is every ones priority . In Igor's mind he feels justified in murdering innocent people to 'prove' his love for Ewa constantly calling her thinking that will work. Ewa left Igor for a famous fashion designer called Hamid that just like him, Hamid is very rich and both have private jets which is a funny thing as Igor makes it clear how much he detest snobby millionaires that come in private jets and wear expensive clothes. While Igor is planning his next victim, the other characters thirsty to reach stardom do anything that they are told with false promises. This characters learn to get rejected, pushed to their limits, exploited and all for a contract deal. The author's intent is basically to make you realize how the world of Cannes is, describing it as survival of the fittest and the reality of fame and glamour is really just and money and power. the patterns of organization is in chronological order.