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Paulo Coelho
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Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist, born in 1947, best known for his 1988 international bestseller The Alchemist.
Biography
Paulo Coelho de Souza (born 24 August 1947) is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. His name is presented with a Portuguese pronunciation in sources, and he has been a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters since 2002.
He is best known for his 1988 novel The Alchemist, which became an international best-seller. The Alchemist follows an Andalusian shepherd named Santiago who, after a recurring dream, travels to the pyramids of Egypt in search of treasure. Along the way the story records encounters with love, danger, opportunity and disaster, and includes a figure, an old king named Melchizedek, who expresses a central maxim often quoted from the book.
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Books by Paulo Coelho
O Alquimista
The Alchemist details the journey of a young Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels to the pyramids of Egypt after a recurring dream. On the way he encounters love, danger, opportunity and disaster; an old king, Melchizedek, tells him that "When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it," which serves as the book's core philosophy.