Paulo Coelho (1947–2024)
Auteur de L'alchimiste
A propos de l'auteur
Paulo Coelho was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 24, 1947. As a teenager, he wanted to become a writer, but his parents wanted him to pursue a more substantial and secure career. At the age of 17, his introversion and opposition to his parents led them to commit him to a mental afficher plus institution. He escaped three times before being released at the age of 20. Once released, he abandoned his ideas of becoming a writer and enrolled in law school to please his parents. He stayed in law school for one year. In 1986, Coelho walked the 500-plus mile Road of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain, a turning point in his life. On the path, he had a spiritual awakening, which he described in his book The Pilgrimage. Before becoming a full-time author, he worked as theatre director and actor, lyricist, and journalist. He wrote song lyrics for many famous performers in Brazilian music including Elis Regina, Rita Lee, and Raul Seixas. His first book, Hell Archives, was published in 1982. He has written over 25 books since then including The Alchemist, Brida, The Fifth Mountain, The Devil and Miss Prym, Eleven Minutes, The Zahir, The Witch of Portobello, Like a Flowing River, and Adultery. He received numerous awards including Las Pergolas Prize, The Budapest Prize, Nielsen Gold Book Award, and the Grand Prix Litteraire Elle. In 1996, he founded the Paulo Coelho Institute, which provides aid to children and elderly people with financial problems. In 2007, Coelho was named a Messenger of Peace to the United Nations. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Séries
Œuvres de Paulo Coelho
Inspirations: Selections from Classic Literature (Penguin Classics) (2008) — Directeur de publication — 108 exemplaires
The Collection: The Alchemist/By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept/Eleven Minutes/The Valkyries/The Fifth… (2006) 10 exemplaires
The Alchemist untold : fine art photography 7 exemplaires
Walking : in de voetsporen van Paulo Coelho, Bruce Chatwin, Virginia Woolf, Werner Herzog, Jon Krakauer, Reinold… (2001) 6 exemplaires
A Teacher's Guide to The Alchemist: Common-Core Aligned Teacher Materials and a Sample Chapter (2014) 6 exemplaires
Caderno de Anotações II 6 exemplaires
The Alchemist: 25th Anniversary Edition 4 exemplaires
A cerimonia do chá 3 exemplaires
Brida (coleccio Booket 5002/4) 3 exemplaires
Mãe 3 exemplaires
Eleven Minutes 3 exemplaires
ZAHIRI 3 exemplaires
Paulo Coelho - Short Stories 3 exemplaires
Doses de Sincronicidade 3 exemplaires
Palavras essenciais 3 exemplaires
O Valor das Tradições 2 exemplaires
Aleph (coleccion Booket 5002/12) 2 exemplaires
36× Paulo Coelho : een selectie uit de mooiste verhalen 2 exemplaires
The One and the Many : Pilgrims in a World of Faith 2 exemplaires
Caderno de Anotações I 2 exemplaires
Caminos (Agenda Coelho 2019) (Productos Papelería Paulo Coelho) (Spanish Edition) (2018) 2 exemplaires
Paulo Coelho Box Set: Veronika Decides to Die / The Devil and Miss Prym / Eleven Minutes (2009) 2 exemplaires
O que você Salvaria 2 exemplaires
The Alchemist 25th Anniversary LP: A Fable About Following Your Dream by Coelho, Paulo (2014) Paperback 1 exemplaire
ha-Mekhashefah mi-Porṭobelo 1 exemplaire
El Alquemista 1 exemplaire
EL PEREGRINO DE COMPOSTELA 1 exemplaire
BRIDA 1 exemplaire
Ο διάβολος και η Δεσποινίδα Πριμ 1 exemplaire
Maktub. Destino 1 exemplaire
MALI I PESTE 1 exemplaire
بريدا (Arabic Edition) 1 exemplaire
Keemiyagar 1 exemplaire
Djalli dhe zonjusha Prym 1 exemplaire
NE BREGUN E LUMIT PIEDRA U ULA DHE QAVA 1 exemplaire
The angels' share 1 exemplaire
Strelac 1 exemplaire
إحدي عشر دقيقة Eleven Minutes 1 exemplaire
قصة طريقين 1 exemplaire
Manual Prático do Vampirismo 1 exemplaire
PELEGRINI I KOMPOSTELES 1 exemplaire
Ο Τοξοβόλος 1 exemplaire
MANUALI I LUFTETARIT TE DRITES 1 exemplaire
Nha gia kim 1 exemplaire
The Fifth Mountain[5TH MOUNTAIN][Paperback] 1 exemplaire
NJEMBEDHJETE MINUTA 1 exemplaire
Prime Jl Maktub - Coelho Op Ete 05/2015 1 exemplaire
PELEGRINI I KOMPOSTELES 1 exemplaire
MATURIA 1 exemplaire
Fitimtari eshte i vetem 1 exemplaire
Por ele mesmo 1 exemplaire
El vencedor est solo 1 exemplaire
FITIMTARI ESHTE I VETEM 1 exemplaire
ARIT TE DRITES 1 exemplaire
DJALLI DHE ZONJUSHA PRYM 1 exemplaire
Las confesiones del peregrino 1 exemplaire
Il Manuale del Guerriero della luce 1 exemplaire
Sigurvegarinn stendur einn 1 exemplaire
Na margem do rio de pedra , eu sentei e chorei 1 exemplaire
مکتوب 1 exemplaire
MANUAL DEL GUERRERO DE LA LUZ / A ORILLAS DEL RIO PIEDRA ME SENTE Y LLORE / EL DEMIONIO Y LA SENORITA PRYM / VERONIKA… (2006) 1 exemplaire
Seguindo a Consciência 1 exemplaire
أنا رجل حر 1 exemplaire
Discurso de posse 1 exemplaire
نبع الحكمة - أقاصيص وحكم لها مغزى 1 exemplaire
خاطرات یک مغ 1 exemplaire
වෙරොනිකා මැරෙන්න තීරණේ කරයි 1 exemplaire
Il Diavolo e la Signorina Pryn 1 exemplaire
The Witch of Portobello[Paperback,2008] 1 exemplaire
Il manoscritto ritrovato ad Accra 1 exemplaire
Amistad (Agenda 2017) 1 exemplaire
O Pai Ama-te O livro que todos os pais deviam ler 1 exemplaire
Os Símbolos do Tempo 1 exemplaire
Fīrūnīkā tuqarir an tamūt 1 exemplaire
O VENCEDOR ESTÁ SÓ 1 exemplaire
Força 2023 1 exemplaire
The alchemist 1 exemplaire
MANUAL I LUFTETARIT TE DRITES 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Gather ‘Round the Sound: Holiday Stories from Beloved Authors and Great Performers Across the Globe (2017) — Contributeur — 114 exemplaires
Freedom: Stories Celebrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (2009) — Contributeur — 73 exemplaires
New Beginnings: New Writing from Bestselling Authors Sold in Aid of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Earthquake Charities (2005) — Contributeur — 44 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- de Souza, Paulo Coelho
- Date de naissance
- 1947-08-24
- Date de décès
- 2024-03-25
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Brésil
- Pays (pour la carte)
- Brésil
- Lieu de naissance
- Rio de Janeiro, Brésil
- Lieux de résidence
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Geneva, Switzerland - Études
- Colégio Santo Inácio-Rede Jesuíta de Educação
- Professions
- Écrivain
Auteur
Romancier
Metteur en scène de théâtre
Acteur
Journaliste - Relations
- Oiticica, Christina (wife)
- Organisations
- United Nations (Messenger of Peace)
European Union (Ambassador for Intercultural Dialogue)
Shimon Peres Institute for Peace
UNESCO (special counsellor for “Intercultural Dialogues and Spiritual Convergences”)
Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
Brazilian Academy of Letters - Prix et distinctions
- Legion d'Honneur
Knight of Arts and Letters ( [1996])
Flaiano (1996)
Comendador de Ordem do Rio Branco ( [1998])
Crystal Award (World Economic Forum ∙ 1999)
Crystal Mirror Award ( [2000]) (tout afficher 18)
Premio Internazionale Fregene ( [2001])
Planetary Arts Award (Club of Budapest ∙ 2002)
Order of St. Sophia (contribution to revival of science and culture ∙ [2004])
Order of Honour (Ukraine ∙ 2004)
Budapest Prize ( [2005])
Goldene Feder Award ( [2005])
International Author Award (DirectGroup ∙ [2005])
Wilbur Award (Religion Communicators Council ∙ [2006])
Cruz do Mérito do Empreendedor Juscelino Kubitschek ( [2006])
I Premio Álava en el Corazón ( [2006])
Las Pergolas Prize (Association of Mexican Booksellers ∙ [2006])
Distinction of Honour (City of Odense - Hans Christian Andersen Award ∙ [2007]) - Agent
- Sant Jordi Asociados, Barcelone
- Courte biographie
- The Brazilian author PAULO COELHO was born in 1947 in the city of Rio de Janeirom, and died in 2024 at the age of 77. Before dedicating his life completely to literature, he worked as theatre director and actor, lyricist and journalist.
Coelho wrote song lyrics for many famous performers in Brazilian music, such as Elis Regina and Rita Lee. Yet his most well known work has been done with Raul Seixas. Together they wrote such successes as Eu nasci há dez mil anos atrás (I was born ten thousand years ago), Gita and Al Capone, amongst other 60 songs.
His fascination with the spiritual quest dates back to his hippie days, when he travelled the world learning about secret societies, oriental religions, etc.
In 1982 Coelho published his first book, Hell Archives, which failed to make any kind of impact. In 1985 he contributed to the Practical Manual of Vampirism, although he later tried to take it off the shelves, since he considered it “of bad quality”. In 1986, PAULO COELHO did the pilgrimage to Saint James of Compostella, an experience later to be documented in his book The Pilgrimage.
In the following year, COELHO published The Alchemist. Slow initial sales convinced his first publisher to drop the novel, but it went on to become one of the best selling Brazilian books of all time.
Other titles include Brida (1990), The Valkyries (1992), By the river Piedra I sat Down and Wept (1994), the collection of his best columns published in the Brazilian newspaper Folha de São Paulo entitle Maktub (1994), the compilation of texts Phrases (1995), The Fifth Mountain (1996), Manual of a Warrior of Light (1997), Veronika decides to die (1998), The Devil and Miss Prym (2000), the compilation of traditional tales in Stories for parents, children and grandchildren (2001), Eleven Minutes (2003), The Zahir (2005), The Witch of Portobello (2006) and a compilation of texts gathered under the title Like a Flowing River (2006) published in a few countries for the moment.
He also adapted The Gift (Henry Drummond) and Love letters of a prophet (Kalil Gibran).
To date, Coelho has sold a total of 100 million copies and, according to the magazine Publishing Trends; he was the most sold author in the world in 2003 with his book Eleven Minutes – even though at the time it hadn't been released in the United States, Japan or 10 other countries!
Also according to Publishing Trends, The Alchemist was to be found in the 6th place of world sales in 2003. Eleven Minutes topped all lists in the world, except for England, where it was in second place. The Zahir, published in 2005, was in third place of bestsellers according to Publishing Trends, after Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons.
The Alchemist was one of the most important literary phenomena of the 20th century. It reaches the first place in bestselling lists in 18 countries, and so far has sold 30 million copies.
The book has been praised by different personalities ranging from the Nobel Prize Kenzaburo Oe to the singer Madonna, who considers it one of her favourite books. It has equally inspired many projects – such as a musical in Japan, theatre plays in France, Belgium, USA, Turkey, Italy, Switzerland. It is also the theme of two symphonies (Italy and USA) and had its text illustrated by the famous French artist Moebius (author of the sceneries for he Fifth Element and Alien).
His work has been translated in 67 languages and edited in more than 150 countries.
http://www.paulocoelho.com
Membres
Discussions
Lyra's Press next title will be "The Alchemist" by Paolo Coelho, illustrated by Gary Gianni à Fine Press Forum (Décembre 2022)
Juli 2013 : "Der Alchimist" von Paulo Coelho à Online-Lesekreis (Août 2013)
Paulo Coelho à 1001 Books to read before you die (Septembre 2008)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 220
- Aussi par
- 7
- Membres
- 89,036
- Popularité
- #115
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 2,015
- ISBN
- 2,752
- Langues
- 59
- Favoris
- 237