He eventually began law school at the request of his parents, but dropped out in the 1970s, joining Brazil's hippie subculture and traveling abroad. They went so far as to commit him to a mental asylum three times, beginning when he was 17 he was subject to electro-shock therapy there. CLARKE Contents INTRODUCTION I remember receiving a letter from the American publisher Harper ollins PROLOGUE The alchemist picked up a book that someone in the O NE The boy’s name was Santiago. He had dreams of being a writer early in his life, but his parents were opposed as they felt it was a dead-end career. THE ALCHEMIST PAULO COELHO TRANSLATED BY ALAN R. Notable Quote: “And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” ("The Alchemist")Ĭoelho was born in Rio de Janeiro to devout Catholic parents, Lygia Araripe Coelho de Souza and Pedro Queima Coelho de Souza, and attended Jesuit schools during his childhood.Awards and Honors: United Kingdom’s 2004 Nielsen Gold Book Award, France’s Grand Prix Litteraire Elle in 1995, Germany’s 2002 Corine International Award for fiction.Published Works: "The Pilgrimage," "The Alchemist," "Brida," "The Valkyries," "By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept," "The Fifth Mountain," "Veronika Decides to Die," "The Devil and Miss Prym," "The Witch of Portobello," "Aleph," "Adultery," "Hippie".Parents: Lygia Araripe Coelho de Souza, Pedro Queima Coelho de Souza.
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