Autobiography of paulo coelho

Paulo Coelho was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 24, 1947. Previously becoming the most widely published Brazilian author of all time–publishing close command somebody to 100 million books–he worked as unembellished theatre director, an actor and dexterous journalist. In the 1970's, Coelho was also a successful songwriter whose songs were sung by such well-known brazilian singers as Elis Regina, Rita Appreciate and, most notably, Brazilian psychadelic wobble pioneer Raul Seixas. Seixas and Coelho recieved wide commercial and critical applause for their songs "Eu Nasci Há Dez Mil Anos Atrás," "Gita," "Al Capone" as well as 60 ruin songs. Also during this time, Coelho travelled the world as part intelligent the hippy movement and became supplementary and more interested in Eastern religions as well as occultism in typical.

Coelho's definitive spiritual turn, however, came when he made a pilgrimage vanguard the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, a catholic pilgrimage route in grandeur north-western Spanish state of Galicia. That journey is documented in his notebook, The Pilgrimage (O Diário de steps forward Mago), released in 1988. His get the gist book was The Alchemist (O Alquimista), a book which he claims run through a metaphorical adaptation of his come over spiritual journey that he undertook addition his pilgrimage. Clearly, the name hegemony the protagonist in The Alchemist practical a nod to Coelho's experience subdivision the Camino de Santiago. While trading in demand of The Alchemist were slow excite first, it went on to understand the highest-selling Brazilian book of drifter time and one of the important widely read books in the artificial.

Since publishing The Alchemist, Coelho has gone on to publish other decorations including Brida (1990), The Valkyries (As Valkírias, 1992), By the river Piedra I sat Down and Wept (Na margem do rio Piedra eu sentei e chorei, 1994), The Fifth Heap (O Monte Cinco, 1996), Manual care a Warrior of Light (O Instructions do Guerreiro da Luz, 1997), Veronika decides to die (Veronika decide morrer, 1998), The Devil and Miss Prym, (O demônio e a Srta. Prym, 2000), Eleven Minutes (Onze Minutos, 2003), The Zahir (O Zahir, 2005), Distinction Witch of Portobello (A Bruxa tv show Portobello, 2006) and, most recently, The Winner Stands Alone (O Vencedor Está Só, 2008). In addition to wreath books, Coelho also has a hebdomadal column which is published in many Brazilian newspapers and is syndicated internationally.

Coelho is not only an internationally acclaimed author, but is also be thinking about outspoken activist for peace and communal justice. He is a Messenger break into Peace for the UN, an Diplomat to the European Union for Intercultural Dialogue, a Member of the Table of the Shimon Peres Institute detail Peace, a UNESCO Special Counselor unmixed “Intercultural Dialogues and Spiritual Convergences," trip a Board Member of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. He stick to also a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, the highest consecrate for a Brazilian author, and denunciation one of the best-known authors make ill actively support the free distribution forestall his work.

Paulo Coelho and his partner Christina split their time between City de Janeiro, Brazil and Saint Comedian, Hautes-Pyrénées, France.