The definitive biography of Paulo Coelho, one of the world’s most popular and widely read authors—and the story of how The Alchemist came to be
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- HarperOne
- Carton Qty: 20
- Selling Territory: USCOM
- 50,000
- SUB RIGHTS: First Serial, Audio: HarperOne; UK, Translation, Dramatic: Sant Jordi Asociados Agencia Literaria S.L. (34 93/2 24 01 07)
- On Sale: 11/17/2009
- BIOGRAPHY
- Tr 9780061718885 $26.99 ($34.99)
- 464 pages; 6 x 9
- halftones throughout
- The Alchemist has sold more than 6 million copies in English
- The Witch of Portobello has sold more than 300,000 copies in English
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•National Print Campaign
•Online Promtion
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•Official Website: www.paulocoelho.com
Photo Credit: Ana Zendrera
Also Available
Paulo Coelho: A Warrior's Life LP
Fernando Morais
- Large Print
- 9780061885884
- 12/1/2009
- $26.99 ($34.99)
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"International bestseller Paulo Coelho has captured the imaginations of
millions of readers with his mystical, semi-autobiographical fiction.
Despite his success (and a brilliant facility for self-promotion), few
readers know anything about Coelho the man. This authorized biography
plunges into the details of Coelho's life, from his perilous birth to his
time in asylums to his multifarious spiritual journey to his staggering
25-year writing career. Brazilian journalist, politician and biographer
Morais writes with an unapologetic eye, neither judging Coelho nor seeking
to justify his actions, smartly presenting the facts for readers' appraisal.
Coelho himself provides a generous level of access and candor, giving
readers the feeling that they are getting a privileged view despite the
biography's "authorized" label; what makes Morais' biography especially
revealing is his access to years of Coelho's diaries, a goldmine for
biographer and reader. Fans of Coelho's work will eagerly tear through this
attentive, satisfying biography."
millions of readers with his mystical, semi-autobiographical fiction.
Despite his success (and a brilliant facility for self-promotion), few
readers know anything about Coelho the man. This authorized biography
plunges into the details of Coelho's life, from his perilous birth to his
time in asylums to his multifarious spiritual journey to his staggering
25-year writing career. Brazilian journalist, politician and biographer
Morais writes with an unapologetic eye, neither judging Coelho nor seeking
to justify his actions, smartly presenting the facts for readers' appraisal.
Coelho himself provides a generous level of access and candor, giving
readers the feeling that they are getting a privileged view despite the
biography's "authorized" label; what makes Morais' biography especially
revealing is his access to years of Coelho's diaries, a goldmine for
biographer and reader. Fans of Coelho's work will eagerly tear through this
attentive, satisfying biography."
- Publishers Weekly
It's always a bit disconcerting when a biography of a well-known figure appears during his lifetime. It seems to leave so much hanging in the balance-so many blank pages waiting expectantly to be filled. Internationally acclaimed author Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist, 1993) is only 63 years old, yet the incredible story of his life and his incandescent work could already fill several volumes. Committed to a mental institution at the age of 17 by parents who could not grasp the enormity of his talent or understand his unconventional approach to life, he spent decades rushing headlong down many less-traveled roads, zealously steeping himself in a variety of often bizarre lifestyles before experiencing a life-altering reconversion to the Christian faith in his middle years. After reading this biography, it is easy to understand how and why these youthful experiences and his subsequent spiritual reawakening inform his fiction with the mystical depth that is his literary trademark. Readers will definitely want to see how his unfolding story continues to play out.
- Booklist