Paulo Coelho

About Paulo Coelho

A new-age Brazilian novelist has earned a global readership with works such as The Alchemist and Like The Flowing River. The former book has been translated into nearly seventy languages.

Paulo Coelho de Souza is a Brazilian writer and novelist best known for his novel The Alchemist. In 2014, he uploaded his personal papers to create a virtual Paulo Coelho foundation.

Spouse	Christina Oiticica
Genre	Drama, romance
Notable works	The Alchemist
Occupation	Lyricist, writer
Years active	1974–present
Nationality	Brazilian
Language	Portuguese
Born	Paulo Coelho de Souza, August 24, 1947, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Trivia

His novel, Veronika Decides to Die, was adapted into a film.

Paulo Coelho before fame

His parents committed him to a mental institution for a short time when he refused to pursue a"practical" career path. He briefly studied law before experiencing a spiritual epiphany in 1986 during a visit to Santiago de Compostela.

Achievement of Paulo Coelho

His work Veronika Decides to Die was adapted into a film.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$500 Million

Paulo Coelho family life

He was born to an engineer father in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Later in life, he married Christina Oiticica.

Associations of Paulo Coelho

He once criticized James Joyce's novel Ulysses, and was instantly chastised by Joyce devotees.

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