Paulo Coelho : Confessions Of A Pilgrim

Paulo Coelho was born in Brazil and has become one of the most widely read authors in the world today. Prior to his career as a bestselling author, he was a playwright, theatre director, hippie and popular songwriter for some of Brazil's most famous pop stars. Renowned for The Alchemist, he has sold more than 31 million books worldwide and has been translated into 51 languages. He is the author of The Alchemist, The Pilgrimage, The Valkyries, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept, The Fifth Mountain and Veronika Decides to Die. Paulo Coelho: Confessions of a Pilgrim offers readers a chance to get to know Paulo Coelho's dramatic, inspirational life story for the first time. Coelho has always been a non-conformist, constantly searching for new paths and savouring both the good and the bad that came his way. After an unorthodox career path, he turned to writing and has become one of the most successful authors in the world.