Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho | |
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Born | Paulo Coelho de Souza 24 August 1947 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Genre | Drama, romance |
Years active | 1974–present |
Notable works | The Alchemist |
Spouse | |
Website | |
paulocoelhoblog |
Paulo Coelho de Souza (
Biography
Paulo Coelho was born on 24 August 1947 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and attended a Jesuit school. At age 17, Coelho's parents committed him to a mental institution from which he escaped three times before being released at the age of 20.[3][4] Coelho later remarked that "It wasn't that they wanted to hurt me, but they didn't know what to do... They did not do that to destroy me, they did that to save me."[5] At his parents' wishes, Coelho enrolled in law school and abandoned his dream of becoming a writer. One year later, he dropped out and lived life as a hippie, travelling through South America, North Africa, Mexico, and Europe and started using drugs in the 1960s.[6][7]
Upon his return to Brazil, Coelho worked as a songwriter, composing lyrics for Elis Regina, Rita Lee, and Brazilian icon Raul Seixas. Composing with Raul led to Coelho being associated with magic and occultism, due to the content of some songs.[8] He is often accused that these songs were rip-offs of foreign songs not well known in Brazil at the time.[9] In 1974, by his account, he was arrested for "subversive" activities and tortured[10][11] by the ruling military government, who had taken power ten years earlier and viewed his lyrics as left-wing and dangerous.[5] Coelho also worked as an actor, journalist and theatre director before pursuing his writing career.[8]
Coelho married artist Christina Oiticica in 1980. Together they had previously spent half the year in Rio de Janeiro and the other half in a French country house in the Pyrenees, but now the couple resides permanently in Geneva, Switzerland.[12]
In 1986 Coelho walked the 500-plus mile
The Pilgrim – Story of Paulo Coelho is the international title for the biographical film
Career
In 1982, Coelho published his first book, Hell Archives, which failed to make a substantial impact.
While trying to overcome his procrastination about launching his writing career, Coelho decided, "If I see a white feather today, that is a sign that God is giving me that I have to write a new book." Seeing one in the window of a shop, he began writing that day.
Since the publication of The Alchemist, Coelho has generally written at least one novel every two years. Four of them – The Pilgrimage, Hippie,
However, reactions to his writing have not been without
In 2016, he was contacted by basketball player
Bibliography
Year | Portuguese title | English title |
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1974 | Teatro da Educação | Theater For Education |
1982 | Arquivos do Inferno | Hell Archives |
1987 | O Diário de um Mago | The Pilgrimage |
1988 | O Alquimista | The Alchemist |
1990 | Brida | Brida |
1991 | O Dom Supremo | The Supreme Gift |
1992 | As Valkírias | The Valkyries
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1994 | Maktub | Maktub |
Na Margem do Rio Piedra eu Sentei e Chorei | By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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1996 | O Monte Cinco | The Fifth Mountain |
1997 | Cartas de Amor de um Profeta | Love Letters from a Prophet |
Manual do Guerreiro da Luz | Manual of the Warrior of Light | |
1998 | Veronika Decide Morrer | Veronika Decides to Die |
Palavras Essenciais | Essential Words | |
2000 | O Demônio e a Srta. Prym | The Devil and Miss Prym
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2001 | Historias para Pais, Filhos e Netos | Fathers, Sons and Grandsons |
2003 | Onze Minutos | Eleven Minutes |
2004 | O Gênio e as Rosas | The Genie and the Roses |
Viagens | Journeys | |
Vida | Life | |
2005 | O Zahir | The Zahir |
Caminhos Recolhidos | Revived Paths | |
2006 | Ser Como o Rio que Flui | Like the Flowing River |
A Bruxa de Portobello | The Witch of Portobello | |
2008 | O Vencedor Está Só | The Winner Stands Alone |
2009 | Amor | Love |
2010 | Aleph | Aleph |
2011 | Fábulas | |
2012 | Manuscrito Encontrado em Accra | Manuscript Found in Accra |
2014 | Adultério | Adultery |
2016 | A Espiã | The Spy |
2018 | Hippie | Hippie |
2020 | O Caminho do Arco | The Archer |
References
- ^ J C Wells (2008) Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. Pearson Education Limited.
- ^ Academia Brasileira de Letras (4 November 2014). "Paulo Coelho – Biografia".
- ^ Schaertl, Markia The Boy from Ipanema: Interview with Paulo Coelho reposted on Paulo Coelho's Blog. 20 December 2007.
- ^ Doland, Angela Brazilian author Coelho thrives on contradictions and extremes Oakland Tribune published on The Washington Post. 12 May 2007.
- ^ a b Day, Elizabeth A mystery even to himself The Daily Telegraph. 14 June 2005.
- ^ a b c An interview with Brazilian writer, Paulo Coelho: Everybody is a Magus Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Life Positive. July 2000.
- ^ Life and Letters: The Magus The New Yorker. 7 May 2007.
- ^ a b c d Biography Archived 15 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine Official Site of Paulo Coelho.
- ^ "Cópia Infiel: Ato 1, Raul Seixas e o Dolo de Ouro". whiplash.net (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ The Washington Post (29 March 2019). "I was tortured by Brazil's dictatorship. Is that what Bolsonaro wants to celebrate?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ Coelho, Paulo (30 March 2019). "28/5/1974". Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ Brasileira, Cultura. "Interview with Paulo Coelho". Archived from the original on June 12, 2016.
- ^ Teacher's Guide to The Alchemist Archived 27 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine Harper Collins Publisher.
- ^ a b Reiss, Valerie Paulo Coelho Dances with Angels Beliefnet.
- ^ Interview with Paulo Coelho BBC World Service Book Club. December 2004.
- ^ "Picture Tree Acquires Paulo Coelho Biopic 'The Pilgrim'". PMC. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ a b A Brief History of the Book Archived 2 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine Saint Jordi Asociados
- ^ "Forward Magazine". Fwmagazine. 12 April 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ Karen Heller, Meet the writers who still sell millions of books. Actually, hundreds of millions, The Washington Post
- ^ "Authors Top 200: From J.K. Rowling to T. Harv Eker, These Are the Most Influential Authors in the World". Richtopia. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ Santamaría, Luis (23 July 2014). "Paulo Coelho: ¿alguna objeción desde la fe cristiana?" [Paulo Coelho: any objection from the Christian faith?]. Aleteia (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Adam Mars-Jones finds Paulo Coelho hurtling towards stupidity as he reaches for wisdom in The Zahir", The Observer, 19 June 2005
- ^ Rebecca K. Morrison, "New novels fails to stimulate", The Independent, 14 September 2014
- ^ Cameron Woodhead, "Paulo Coelho's fictional take on Mata Hari misses the mark", The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 January 2017
- ^ Co-Author of Kobe Bryant Children's Book Deletes Unfinished Draft
- ^ "Author deletes children's book co-written with Kobe Bryant". Associated Press. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.