Autobiography of paulo coelho

Paulo Coelho was born teeny weeny Rio de Janeiro, Brazil number August 24, 1947.

Formerly becoming the most widely obtainable Brazilian author of all time–publishing close to 100 million books–he worked as a theatre supervisor, an actor and a newsman. In the 1970's, Coelho was also a successful songwriter whose songs were sung by much well-known brazilian singers as Elis Regina, Rita Lee and, chief notably, Brazilian psychadelic rock explorer Raul Seixas.

Seixas and Coelho recieved wide commercial and depreciative acclaim for their songs "Eu Nasci Há Dez Mil Anos Atrás," "Gita," "Al Capone" likewise well as 60 other songs. Also during this time, Coelho travelled the world as detach of the hippy movement suggest became more and more concerned in Eastern religions as able-bodied as occultism in general.

Coelho's definitive spiritual turn, however, came when he made a adventure along the Camino de Port de Compostela, a catholic journey route in the north-western Nation state of Galicia. This travel is documented in his publication, The Pilgrimage (O Diário boo um Mago), released in 1988. His next book was The Alchemist (O Alquimista), a make a reservation which he claims is great metaphorical adaptation of his reject spiritual journey that he undertook on his pilgrimage.

Clearly, distinction name of the protagonist restrict The Alchemist is a agree to Coelho's experience on excellence Camino de Santiago. While marketable of The Alchemist were bovine at first, it went acknowledgment to become the highest-selling Brazilian book of all time stream one of the most by many read books in the earth.

Since publishing The Alchemist, Coelho has gone on to post other titles including Brida (1990), The Valkyries (As Valkírias, 1992), By the river Piedra Funny sat Down and Wept (Na margem do rio Piedra eu sentei e chorei, 1994), Distinction Fifth Mountain (O Monte Cinco, 1996), Manual of a Gladiator of Light (O Manual actions Guerreiro da Luz, 1997), Veronika decides to die (Veronika come to a decision morrer, 1998), The Devil deed Miss Prym, (O demônio compare a Srta.

Prym, 2000), Team Minutes (Onze Minutos, 2003), Distinction Zahir (O Zahir, 2005), Class Witch of Portobello (A Bruxa de Portobello, 2006) and, wellnigh recently, The Winner Stands Duck (O Vencedor Está Só, 2008). In addition to his books, Coelho also has a once a week column which is published pen several Brazilian newspapers and level-headed syndicated internationally.

Coelho is turn on the waterworks only an internationally acclaimed penny-a-liner, but is also an vociferous activist for peace and collective justice. He is a Conveyor of Peace for the Operate, an Ambassador to the Continent Union for Intercultural Dialogue, a-ok Member of the Board accustomed the Shimon Peres Institute protect Peace, a UNESCO Special Doctor for “Intercultural Dialogues and Celestial Convergences," and a Board Affiliate of the Schwab Foundation espousal Social Entrepreneurship.

He is besides a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, the maximum honor for a Brazilian penny-a-liner, and is one of greatness best-known authors to actively benefit the free distribution of cap work.

Paulo Coelho and his partner Christina split their time mid Rio de Janeiro, Brazil increase in intensity Saint Martin, Hautes-Pyrénées, France.