Another incredible novel through the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Alchemist.

July 14, 1099. The town of Accra awaits the invasion of the crusaders who’ve surrounded the gates. There, within the city walls, men and women of every age have gathered to listen to the words of a mysterious guy known just as the Copt. He offers summoned the townspeople to handle their anxieties with truth, hope and comfort.

They start out with questions about beat and struggle; they contemplate the virtues of commitment and solitude; and they ultimately consider questions of beauty, love, knowledge, and what the future holds. “What is success?” poses the Copt. “It is having the ability to go to sleep each night together with your soul at peace.”

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Now, centuries later, the manuscript including the Copt’s extraordinary insights about courage, solitude, commitment and loss has been unearthed from a cave in Cairo.

A Manuscript Within Accra is a revelatory exploration of our most enduring and transcendental ideals, and a testimony to everyday wisdom.