What is the setting of Manual of the Warrior of Light by Paulo Coelho?

The book begins in a small ocean village. The main character, a boy whose name we never know, is staring out into the horizon, waiting for the sound of bells from a temple that was on an island that fell during an earthquake. After he spends months waiting for the bells, and eases his obsession over them, the mysterious woman who originally told him about the bells tells him to write a book. After this, there is no mention of time and place, besides a few interruptions from the woman, who reminds us that she is dictating the notes to the boy, and that reminds the reader that they are still on the beach.