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 75 million books worldwide and has been translated ожшке into 61 languages He is the author of The Alchemist, The Pilgrimage, The Valkyries, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept, The Fifth Mountain, Veronika Decides to Die, The Devil and Miss Prym, Manual of the Warrior of Light, Eleven Minutes and The Zahir "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 This intimate portrait by Juan Arias offers Paulo's compelling first-hand accounts of his experiences of: - Being confined to a mental institution as a young man simply because he was an artist; - Kidnapping and torture by paramilitaries; - Encounters with black magic and drugs; - An epiphany at Dachau and a vision he had of his own death; - The nature of writing and the spiritual quest Juan Arias is an established writer and journalist for El Pais based in Spain He has received an Italian Culture Prize for his writing and was awarded Best Foreign Correspondent for his journalism Формат: 13 см x 20 см Автор Хуан Ариас Juan Arias.  прямой. ТакимИздательство: Harper, 2001 г Мягкая обложка, 256 стр ISBN 978-0-00-711437-5, 0-00-711437-0 Язык: Английский.