Paulo Coelho de Souza is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist and a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters since 2002.
11 Facts About Paulo Coelho
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Paulo Coelho was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and attended a Jesuit school.
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Paulo Coelho is often accused that these songs were rip-offs of foreign songs not well known in Brazil at the time.
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Paulo Coelho worked as an actor, journalist and theatre director before pursuing his writing career.
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In 1986 Paulo Coelho walked the 500-plus mile Road of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain.
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In 1982, Paulo Coelho published his first book, Hell Archives, which failed to make a substantial impact.
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Paulo Coelho subsequently found a bigger publishing house, and with the publication of his next book Brida, The Alchemist took off.
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Since the publication of The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho has generally written at least one novel every two years.
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Paulo Coelho's work has been published in more than 170 countries and translated into eighty-three languages.
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On 22 December 2016, Paulo Coelho was listed by UK-based company Richtopia at number 2 in the list of 200 most influential contemporary authors.
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In 2018, it was announced that Paulo Coelho had signed for a TV series based on the characters of his novels The Devil and Miss Prym, Brida and The Witch of Portobello.