Paulo Coelho is one of the most widely read and influential authors today. He has sold over 150 million books worldwide that have been translated into 56 languages. Coelho had a rebellious youth and was committed to psychiatric hospitals by his parents, which he later wrote about. He became involved in music and alternative politics during Brazil's military dictatorship, facing imprisonment and torture. These experiences led Coelho to find spirituality and he published his first successful book The Pilgrimage in 1987 after walking the Road to Santiago. His novel The Alchemist became one of the best selling books ever with over 65 million copies sold worldwide.
Paulo Coelho is considered one of the most influential authors of our time, having sold over 150 million books worldwide translated into 80 languages. Born in 1947 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Coelho had a rebellious youth and endured torture after being imprisoned for his political activism, experiences that influenced his writing. Two of his most famous books are The Alchemist, about a shepherd's mystical journey, and Veronika Decides to Die, questioning the meaning of life. Coelho found fame after walking the Road to Santiago de Compostela in Spain in the 1980s, inspiring him to write The Pilgrimage.
Paulo Coelho is a famous Brazilian writer known for books like The Alchemist. As a teenager he wanted to be a writer but was committed to a mental institution by his parents. He later became a songwriter and published his first book in 1982. The Alchemist was published in 1988 but initially sold poorly until the success of his next book led publishers to reprint it, making it his most well known book with over 65 million copies sold worldwide.
Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian author born in 1947 in Rio de Janeiro. As a teenager, he wanted to be a writer but his parents opposed this and had him committed to a mental hospital at age 17. After traveling throughout South and North America in the 1960s, he returned to Brazil and worked as a songwriter. His first book was published in 1982, and his most famous work, The Alchemist, has sold over 65 million copies worldwide in 80 languages. Paulo Coelho is considered one of the best-selling authors of all time.
1) Paul is portrayed as a problem child from the beginning, acting rudely towards authority figures and isolating himself from others. However, his behavior may indicate an underlying psychological issue rather than him simply being a "bad kid."
2) Paul desperately wants an escape from his unhappy life through romanticism and the theater. However, the teachers at his school fail to understand him and exacerbate the problem, while his father provides no emotional support or role model.
3) Alone and unable to find fulfillment, Paul steals money and checks into a hotel, briefly escaping his unhappy reality. But when his theft is discovered, he commits suicide, ending his life in keeping with his romantic ideals. The story
This passage summarizes key events in the short story "Paul's Case" by Willa Cather. It describes Paul being suspended from school for misbehavior and confronting his teachers. That evening, Paul works as an usher at a concert hall but becomes overwhelmed by the excitement and glamour of the event. He follows the singer back to her hotel but is unable to enter, realizing he does not belong in that world. Paul reluctantly returns home but cannot face his father, so he sneaks in through the basement instead of going inside.
Charles Palahniuk is an American author known for his transgressive and shocking fiction. He grew up in Washington in humble beginnings and was inspired to write by his fifth grade teacher. Palahniuk attended the University of Oregon and worked as a journalist and diesel mechanic before fully devoting himself to writing fiction. His breakthrough novel was 1996's Fight Club, which brought him mainstream success. Palahniuk often draws from his own life experiences in his writing, including the deaths of his father and mother, which inspired the novels Lullaby and Damned respectively. Though his work is dark, Palahniuk finds inspiration in confronting misery and transforming personal wounds into art.
Edgar Allan Poe was born in 1809 in Boston to David and Elizabeth Poe. His mother died when he was young and he was separated from his siblings, with him being adopted by John and Frances Allan. He studied in both England and America but struggled with alcohol and debt issues. He had a difficult relationship with his adoptive father and tried to join the military and West Point after being cut off financially. Poe worked as an editor and writer but struggled financially throughout his life. He married his cousin Virginia Clemm but she died of tuberculosis in 1847. Poe was found delirious in Baltimore in 1849 and died mysteriously a few days later at the age of 40.
Edgar Allan Poe was born in 1809 in Boston and died in 1849 in Baltimore. He had a tragic life, losing his mother at a young age and feeling uncared for by his guardians. He struggled with poverty, drinking, and gambling. Poe is considered the father of both the horror and detective genres. He wrote famous poems like "The Raven" and short stories like "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Fall of the House of Usher" that influenced many later authors. Though successful as a writer, he had a troubled life and died under mysterious circumstances at the young age of 40.
Paulo Coelho is considered one of the most influential authors of our time, having sold over 150 million books worldwide translated into 80 languages. Born in 1947 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Coelho had a rebellious youth and endured torture after being imprisoned for his political activism, experiences that influenced his writing. Two of his most famous books are The Alchemist, about a shepherd's mystical journey, and Veronika Decides to Die, questioning the meaning of life. Coelho found fame after walking the Road to Santiago de Compostela in Spain in the 1980s, inspiring him to write The Pilgrimage.
Paulo Coelho is a famous Brazilian writer known for books like The Alchemist. As a teenager he wanted to be a writer but was committed to a mental institution by his parents. He later became a songwriter and published his first book in 1982. The Alchemist was published in 1988 but initially sold poorly until the success of his next book led publishers to reprint it, making it his most well known book with over 65 million copies sold worldwide.
Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian author born in 1947 in Rio de Janeiro. As a teenager, he wanted to be a writer but his parents opposed this and had him committed to a mental hospital at age 17. After traveling throughout South and North America in the 1960s, he returned to Brazil and worked as a songwriter. His first book was published in 1982, and his most famous work, The Alchemist, has sold over 65 million copies worldwide in 80 languages. Paulo Coelho is considered one of the best-selling authors of all time.
1) Paul is portrayed as a problem child from the beginning, acting rudely towards authority figures and isolating himself from others. However, his behavior may indicate an underlying psychological issue rather than him simply being a "bad kid."
2) Paul desperately wants an escape from his unhappy life through romanticism and the theater. However, the teachers at his school fail to understand him and exacerbate the problem, while his father provides no emotional support or role model.
3) Alone and unable to find fulfillment, Paul steals money and checks into a hotel, briefly escaping his unhappy reality. But when his theft is discovered, he commits suicide, ending his life in keeping with his romantic ideals. The story
This passage summarizes key events in the short story "Paul's Case" by Willa Cather. It describes Paul being suspended from school for misbehavior and confronting his teachers. That evening, Paul works as an usher at a concert hall but becomes overwhelmed by the excitement and glamour of the event. He follows the singer back to her hotel but is unable to enter, realizing he does not belong in that world. Paul reluctantly returns home but cannot face his father, so he sneaks in through the basement instead of going inside.
Charles Palahniuk is an American author known for his transgressive and shocking fiction. He grew up in Washington in humble beginnings and was inspired to write by his fifth grade teacher. Palahniuk attended the University of Oregon and worked as a journalist and diesel mechanic before fully devoting himself to writing fiction. His breakthrough novel was 1996's Fight Club, which brought him mainstream success. Palahniuk often draws from his own life experiences in his writing, including the deaths of his father and mother, which inspired the novels Lullaby and Damned respectively. Though his work is dark, Palahniuk finds inspiration in confronting misery and transforming personal wounds into art.
Edgar Allan Poe was born in 1809 in Boston to David and Elizabeth Poe. His mother died when he was young and he was separated from his siblings, with him being adopted by John and Frances Allan. He studied in both England and America but struggled with alcohol and debt issues. He had a difficult relationship with his adoptive father and tried to join the military and West Point after being cut off financially. Poe worked as an editor and writer but struggled financially throughout his life. He married his cousin Virginia Clemm but she died of tuberculosis in 1847. Poe was found delirious in Baltimore in 1849 and died mysteriously a few days later at the age of 40.
Edgar Allan Poe was born in 1809 in Boston and died in 1849 in Baltimore. He had a tragic life, losing his mother at a young age and feeling uncared for by his guardians. He struggled with poverty, drinking, and gambling. Poe is considered the father of both the horror and detective genres. He wrote famous poems like "The Raven" and short stories like "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Fall of the House of Usher" that influenced many later authors. Though successful as a writer, he had a troubled life and died under mysterious circumstances at the young age of 40.
Edgar Allan Poe struggled with death throughout his life, experiencing the loss of women he loved and abandonment by father figures. This is reflected in his writings, where themes of death pervade, depicted through graphic descriptions of dying from disease, murder, and premature burial. Some of his most famous works that illustrate an obsession with death include "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Cask of Amontillado", and "The Premature Burial". Poe had a brilliant but dark mind that made death an intriguing and horrifying subject in both his short stories and poems.
Edgar Allan Poe's writing was often obsessed with themes of death and dying, influenced by the many losses he experienced in his own life from a young age. These included his parents and foster parents dying and several instances of beautiful women he cared for passing away from illnesses. Some of his most famous works like "Annabel Lee" and "The Black Cat" dealt with these themes of death and the guilt or revenge surrounding it. Poe also seemed to have a resentment for the wealthy from being cut out of his foster father's inheritance, which influenced stories like "The Masque of the Red Death" that portrayed revenge against the wealthy classes.
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer born in 1809 in Boston. He was orphaned as a child and was adopted by John Allan. Poe struggled financially throughout his life despite working as an editor and writer. He is considered one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is famous for works like "The Raven" and pioneering detective fiction and the mystery genre. Poe died under mysterious circumstances in 1849 at the age of 40.
This document provides biographical information about several famous authors:
- Roald Dahl was a British writer born in Wales in 1916. He wrote books for children like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda.
- Eoin Colfer is an Irish writer born in 1965 who is best known for the Artemis Fowl series.
- Rick Riordan is an American author born in 1964 who wrote the Percy Jackson series about Greek mythology.
- Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali polymath and poet who was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.
- William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet considered one of the greatest writers in the English
The document analyzes Edgar Allan Poe's poem "To Helen" by examining the intrinsic elements and allusions within the poem and how they relate to Poe's life. It first provides context on poetry and Poe's biography. It then analyzes each stanza of the poem, identifying allusions to figures from Greek mythology like Helen of Troy, Hyacinth, Naiads, and Psyche. The analysis explains how these allusions reflect Poe using beautiful women from mythology to represent his love and how mythology was important in his life given his early hardships. It concludes the allusions and similes in the poem powerfully convey Poe's love for the woman who first showed him affection.
Shannon Selin's book about Napoleon is criticized for being very boring and dull, putting readers to sleep. The writing style is described as sadly written and less interesting than Wikipedia entries on Napoleon, which provide more information on him and his relatives. The reviewer considers it one of the worst books they have read.
Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic born in 1809 in Boston. He was orphaned at a young age and was taken in by John and Frances Allan, though he was never formally adopted. Poe struggled financially throughout his life and had difficulties in relationships. He is known for his poems such as "The Raven" and "Annabel Lee" as well as tales including "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Pit and the Pendulum." Poe married his 13-year old cousin Virginia Clemm but she died of tuberculosis in 1847, which deeply affected Poe. He achieved fame with the publication of "The Raven" in 1845 but
The document discusses Edgar Allan Poe's literary style and themes. Poe is considered one of the founders of detective fiction and is best known for his works of mystery and the macabre. His stories frequently dealt with themes of death and lost love. Two examples analyzed are his short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" about murder, insanity, and guilt, and his poem "The Raven" where a raven symbolizes death and torments the narrator over his lost love Lenore.
Agatha Christie was a famous British crime writer born in 1890 who created two iconic detective characters, Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. She wrote 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections featuring these characters between 1920 and 1976. Poirot was a neat and orderly Belgian detective who preferred to use logic and reasoning to solve crimes, while Marple was an elderly woman from a small English village who regularly helped solve mysteries. Christie is considered the most important writer in the detective genre and her books have sold over 4 billion copies worldwide, being translated into over 100 languages.
This document summarizes some of the main characters and events from the Netflix series "13 Reasons Why". It describes how Hannah Baker committed suicide and left behind cassette tapes explaining the 13 reasons or people who contributed to her decision. The characters mentioned include her first love Justin who spread a rumor about her, Alex who made an inappropriate list, Jessica who was a lost friend, Tyler who spied on her, Zach who stole her notes, and Ryan who published one of her poems without permission. Clay Jensen received the tapes as he was Hannah's deepest love but felt guilty for not helping her. The document suggests the main guilty parties were Justin for starting rumors and Alex for his disrespectful list.
This document provides an overview of Edgar Allan Poe's life and works. It summarizes that Poe was a 19th century American author known for his dark poems and stories involving horror, mystery and the macabre. It then briefly describes some of Poe's most famous works, including The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Pit and the Pendulum and The Murders in the Rue Morgue. The document also notes that Poe is considered the originator of detective fiction and influenced modern literature with his innovative style.
J.K. Rowling is a famous British writer best known for her Harry Potter book series. The series consists of 8 books that have been translated into 67 languages and follow the story of Harry Potter. Rowling also started a charity called LUMOS that helps underprivileged children around the world. While now wealthy from Harry Potter, she originally struggled financially and wrote early drafts of the first book on napkins at her local coffee shop.
Here is a draft news skit based on the students' learning about tuberculosis and promoting TB awareness:
[Anchors sitting at news desk]
Anchor 1: Good evening, I'm Jane Doe. Thanks for joining us tonight as we shine a light on the ongoing fight against tuberculosis.
Anchor 2: That's right, Jane. TB, as it's commonly known, remains a serious global health issue according to our researchers. Let's go to Sarah Smith who has more. Sarah, what have you learned?
Sarah: Thanks guys. As many may know, tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that primarily affects the lungs. If left untreated, it can be fatal. I spoke with the researchers who shared some alarming statistics
1. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was a famous American author best known for his poems and short stories, especially mysteries. He is considered the father of the modern mystery genre.
2. Poe had a difficult childhood, as both of his parents died before he was 3 years old. He was then adopted by John and Frances Allan, though he had a strained relationship with his foster father.
3. Some of Poe's most famous works include "The Raven," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and his detective stories featuring C. Auguste Dupin, which helped establish the mystery genre. He struggled financially throughout his life and with alcoholism.
The document summarizes the plot of the story "Moloka'i" by Alan Brennert. It describes how in 19th century Hawaii, 8-year-old Rachel is secretly living with leprosy. After her sister reveals her condition publicly, Rachel is sent to a hospital and later to the leper colony on Moloka'i, where she is reunited with her Uncle Pono. The story follows Rachel's life on Moloka'i, where she learns lessons about family, faces adventures, and comes to realize her dreams were on the isolated island despite her desire for freedom.
In Faulkner's short story "A Rose for Emily", the obvious use of the gothic style is reflected in several ways. This includes Emily refusing to bury her father's body and keeping it for three days after his death, showing her damaged personality and inability to accept his death. It is also seen in the isolation of Emily's dusty house and her self-imposed isolation from the town for long periods. The strongest example of the gothic style is when Emily kills her lover Homer Barron and sleeps beside his skeleton, showing necrophilia. All of these elements demonstrate Faulkner's use of the gothic literary style in the story.
This document discusses a Comenius project called "Let the Forests Breathe". It includes summaries of the project objectives, which are to raise awareness of environmental issues like deforestation among students. It also discusses activities carried out as part of the project, such as cultural exchanges, workshops, presentations, and an exhibition. The document shares information about the project partners from different European countries.
King Midas was granted a wish by the god Dionysus and foolishly wished that everything he touched would turn to gold. His wish was granted but he soon realized that the gift was actually a curse, as he turned his food, drink, and daughter into gold by touching them. In his despair, Midas prayed to Dionysus to take away the power, and Dionysus told him to wash in the river Pactolus, which cured him but left the river sands golden ever after.
The document uses the metaphor of a river to describe the meaning and journey of life. It says that life, like a river, is always changing and presenting new experiences. We should face these changes with joy rather than fear. As we travel through life, we may encounter obstacles, but we have the strength and patience to overcome challenges, just as rivers continue flowing despite obstacles. Ultimately, all rivers flow to the sea, so we too are meant to accept encounters with others and understand that we are stronger together than alone.
The king was granted a wish by a stranger to turn everything he touched into gold. At first he was delighted that furniture and objects became gold. However, he soon realized it was a curse when his food turned to gold and he couldn't eat. When he accidentally touched his daughter, she turned to gold as well. Distraught, the king begged the stranger to take back the wish. The stranger agreed and the king was no longer as rich but wiser for the experience.
The document describes Promon Engenharia Ltda's value proposition for engineering solutions through its PKstream model. PKstream aims to combine the best aspects of full engineering solutions and more focused engineering models by offering flexible, customized engineering scopes. It highlights Promon's experience, expertise, and ability to efficiently deliver projects across various industry segments such as automotive, food/beverages, and logistics. Specific examples of past projects in these segments are also provided.
Edgar Allan Poe struggled with death throughout his life, experiencing the loss of women he loved and abandonment by father figures. This is reflected in his writings, where themes of death pervade, depicted through graphic descriptions of dying from disease, murder, and premature burial. Some of his most famous works that illustrate an obsession with death include "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Cask of Amontillado", and "The Premature Burial". Poe had a brilliant but dark mind that made death an intriguing and horrifying subject in both his short stories and poems.
Edgar Allan Poe's writing was often obsessed with themes of death and dying, influenced by the many losses he experienced in his own life from a young age. These included his parents and foster parents dying and several instances of beautiful women he cared for passing away from illnesses. Some of his most famous works like "Annabel Lee" and "The Black Cat" dealt with these themes of death and the guilt or revenge surrounding it. Poe also seemed to have a resentment for the wealthy from being cut out of his foster father's inheritance, which influenced stories like "The Masque of the Red Death" that portrayed revenge against the wealthy classes.
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer born in 1809 in Boston. He was orphaned as a child and was adopted by John Allan. Poe struggled financially throughout his life despite working as an editor and writer. He is considered one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is famous for works like "The Raven" and pioneering detective fiction and the mystery genre. Poe died under mysterious circumstances in 1849 at the age of 40.
This document provides biographical information about several famous authors:
- Roald Dahl was a British writer born in Wales in 1916. He wrote books for children like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda.
- Eoin Colfer is an Irish writer born in 1965 who is best known for the Artemis Fowl series.
- Rick Riordan is an American author born in 1964 who wrote the Percy Jackson series about Greek mythology.
- Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali polymath and poet who was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.
- William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet considered one of the greatest writers in the English
The document analyzes Edgar Allan Poe's poem "To Helen" by examining the intrinsic elements and allusions within the poem and how they relate to Poe's life. It first provides context on poetry and Poe's biography. It then analyzes each stanza of the poem, identifying allusions to figures from Greek mythology like Helen of Troy, Hyacinth, Naiads, and Psyche. The analysis explains how these allusions reflect Poe using beautiful women from mythology to represent his love and how mythology was important in his life given his early hardships. It concludes the allusions and similes in the poem powerfully convey Poe's love for the woman who first showed him affection.
Shannon Selin's book about Napoleon is criticized for being very boring and dull, putting readers to sleep. The writing style is described as sadly written and less interesting than Wikipedia entries on Napoleon, which provide more information on him and his relatives. The reviewer considers it one of the worst books they have read.
Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic born in 1809 in Boston. He was orphaned at a young age and was taken in by John and Frances Allan, though he was never formally adopted. Poe struggled financially throughout his life and had difficulties in relationships. He is known for his poems such as "The Raven" and "Annabel Lee" as well as tales including "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Pit and the Pendulum." Poe married his 13-year old cousin Virginia Clemm but she died of tuberculosis in 1847, which deeply affected Poe. He achieved fame with the publication of "The Raven" in 1845 but
The document discusses Edgar Allan Poe's literary style and themes. Poe is considered one of the founders of detective fiction and is best known for his works of mystery and the macabre. His stories frequently dealt with themes of death and lost love. Two examples analyzed are his short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" about murder, insanity, and guilt, and his poem "The Raven" where a raven symbolizes death and torments the narrator over his lost love Lenore.
Agatha Christie was a famous British crime writer born in 1890 who created two iconic detective characters, Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. She wrote 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections featuring these characters between 1920 and 1976. Poirot was a neat and orderly Belgian detective who preferred to use logic and reasoning to solve crimes, while Marple was an elderly woman from a small English village who regularly helped solve mysteries. Christie is considered the most important writer in the detective genre and her books have sold over 4 billion copies worldwide, being translated into over 100 languages.
This document summarizes some of the main characters and events from the Netflix series "13 Reasons Why". It describes how Hannah Baker committed suicide and left behind cassette tapes explaining the 13 reasons or people who contributed to her decision. The characters mentioned include her first love Justin who spread a rumor about her, Alex who made an inappropriate list, Jessica who was a lost friend, Tyler who spied on her, Zach who stole her notes, and Ryan who published one of her poems without permission. Clay Jensen received the tapes as he was Hannah's deepest love but felt guilty for not helping her. The document suggests the main guilty parties were Justin for starting rumors and Alex for his disrespectful list.
This document provides an overview of Edgar Allan Poe's life and works. It summarizes that Poe was a 19th century American author known for his dark poems and stories involving horror, mystery and the macabre. It then briefly describes some of Poe's most famous works, including The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Pit and the Pendulum and The Murders in the Rue Morgue. The document also notes that Poe is considered the originator of detective fiction and influenced modern literature with his innovative style.
J.K. Rowling is a famous British writer best known for her Harry Potter book series. The series consists of 8 books that have been translated into 67 languages and follow the story of Harry Potter. Rowling also started a charity called LUMOS that helps underprivileged children around the world. While now wealthy from Harry Potter, she originally struggled financially and wrote early drafts of the first book on napkins at her local coffee shop.
Here is a draft news skit based on the students' learning about tuberculosis and promoting TB awareness:
[Anchors sitting at news desk]
Anchor 1: Good evening, I'm Jane Doe. Thanks for joining us tonight as we shine a light on the ongoing fight against tuberculosis.
Anchor 2: That's right, Jane. TB, as it's commonly known, remains a serious global health issue according to our researchers. Let's go to Sarah Smith who has more. Sarah, what have you learned?
Sarah: Thanks guys. As many may know, tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that primarily affects the lungs. If left untreated, it can be fatal. I spoke with the researchers who shared some alarming statistics
1. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was a famous American author best known for his poems and short stories, especially mysteries. He is considered the father of the modern mystery genre.
2. Poe had a difficult childhood, as both of his parents died before he was 3 years old. He was then adopted by John and Frances Allan, though he had a strained relationship with his foster father.
3. Some of Poe's most famous works include "The Raven," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and his detective stories featuring C. Auguste Dupin, which helped establish the mystery genre. He struggled financially throughout his life and with alcoholism.
The document summarizes the plot of the story "Moloka'i" by Alan Brennert. It describes how in 19th century Hawaii, 8-year-old Rachel is secretly living with leprosy. After her sister reveals her condition publicly, Rachel is sent to a hospital and later to the leper colony on Moloka'i, where she is reunited with her Uncle Pono. The story follows Rachel's life on Moloka'i, where she learns lessons about family, faces adventures, and comes to realize her dreams were on the isolated island despite her desire for freedom.
In Faulkner's short story "A Rose for Emily", the obvious use of the gothic style is reflected in several ways. This includes Emily refusing to bury her father's body and keeping it for three days after his death, showing her damaged personality and inability to accept his death. It is also seen in the isolation of Emily's dusty house and her self-imposed isolation from the town for long periods. The strongest example of the gothic style is when Emily kills her lover Homer Barron and sleeps beside his skeleton, showing necrophilia. All of these elements demonstrate Faulkner's use of the gothic literary style in the story.
This document discusses a Comenius project called "Let the Forests Breathe". It includes summaries of the project objectives, which are to raise awareness of environmental issues like deforestation among students. It also discusses activities carried out as part of the project, such as cultural exchanges, workshops, presentations, and an exhibition. The document shares information about the project partners from different European countries.
King Midas was granted a wish by the god Dionysus and foolishly wished that everything he touched would turn to gold. His wish was granted but he soon realized that the gift was actually a curse, as he turned his food, drink, and daughter into gold by touching them. In his despair, Midas prayed to Dionysus to take away the power, and Dionysus told him to wash in the river Pactolus, which cured him but left the river sands golden ever after.
The document uses the metaphor of a river to describe the meaning and journey of life. It says that life, like a river, is always changing and presenting new experiences. We should face these changes with joy rather than fear. As we travel through life, we may encounter obstacles, but we have the strength and patience to overcome challenges, just as rivers continue flowing despite obstacles. Ultimately, all rivers flow to the sea, so we too are meant to accept encounters with others and understand that we are stronger together than alone.
The king was granted a wish by a stranger to turn everything he touched into gold. At first he was delighted that furniture and objects became gold. However, he soon realized it was a curse when his food turned to gold and he couldn't eat. When he accidentally touched his daughter, she turned to gold as well. Distraught, the king begged the stranger to take back the wish. The stranger agreed and the king was no longer as rich but wiser for the experience.
The document describes Promon Engenharia Ltda's value proposition for engineering solutions through its PKstream model. PKstream aims to combine the best aspects of full engineering solutions and more focused engineering models by offering flexible, customized engineering scopes. It highlights Promon's experience, expertise, and ability to efficiently deliver projects across various industry segments such as automotive, food/beverages, and logistics. Specific examples of past projects in these segments are also provided.
Life: Selected Quotations by Paulo Coelho intellobics
A collection of quotations from his books summarizes his beliefs on life, love, destiny etc. It provides us with food for thought and reminds us of the things we know about life somewhere in the back of our heads but tend to forget we know as life happens.
The document provides instructions for an activity where students will learn about Chinese porcelain designs by drawing their own blue-and-white designs on paper plates and bowls. Students will first review online resources on Chinese porcelain motifs. They will then draw designs, which can include drawing stencils or freehand, using Crayola markers and bamboo calligraphy brushes. The goal is for students to appreciate significant motifs from Chinese porcelain and create balanced designs incorporating motifs, borders, and use of color and white space.
Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian author born in 1947 known for writing The Alchemist. He wanted to be a writer as a teenager but his parents did not understand him and had him institutionalized multiple times. As a young adult, he traveled extensively but was not happy. After being arrested by the Brazilian government, he had a spiritual awakening on the Road of Santiago de Compostela. He is now the bestselling Portuguese author and a practicing Catholic.
BIG BOOK ON THE TITLE : THE KING MIDAS & THE GOLDEN TOUCH"Eniey Noraine
King Midas, who lived in a beautiful palace, was granted his wish by a fairy to turn anything he touched into gold. However, after turning trees, flowers, and accidentally his daughter into gold, he regretted his wish and begged the fairy to take away his golden touch, which she did, restoring everything back to normal.
Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian author born in 1947 who published his internationally acclaimed novel The Alchemist in 1988. The novel explores the theme of following your dreams and personal legend. It tells the story of Santiago, a shepherd boy who dreams of finding a treasure in the Egyptian pyramids. He embarks on a journey across North Africa to find the treasure and fulfill his personal legend. The Alchemist has sold over 150 million copies worldwide and established Coelho as a renowned author for blending spiritual insights with powerful storytelling.
This document provides information on several important places of interest in Nanjing, China. It discusses Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, Linggu Temple, the Nanjing City Wall, Nanjing Museum, Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall, and Jiangsu Art Gallery. The highlights include Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum being the tomb of the founder of the Republic of China, Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum being the tomb of the Hongwu Emperor who founded the Ming Dynasty, and Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall memorializing the victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese forces.
The document is about the story of King Midas from Greek mythology. It discusses how King Midas was a greedy man who was granted the power by a magician to turn anything he touched into gold. However, this power ended up being a curse, as when he touched his daughter she began turning to gold. Distraught, Midas pleaded with the gods to end the magic, and they took pity and removed his power.
The document discusses Simon Bolivar, a South American revolutionary who fought for independence from Spain in the early 1800s. It outlines key events in his life and military career, where he led patriot armies to victory over Spanish forces in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, liberating them from Spanish rule. The document also examines Bolivar's leadership qualities of knowledge, courage, initiative, enthusiasm, and justice which contributed to his military and political successes.
The Alchemist is a novel published in 2005 by Paulo Coelho. It tells the story of Santiago, a Spanish shepherd boy who dreams of finding treasure in Egypt. He embarks on a journey across North Africa to pursue his dream. Along the way, he meets a mysterious man known as the Alchemist who teaches him lessons of wisdom. By following his personal legend, or destiny, Santiago discovers important life lessons and finds his treasure. The story conveys a message about listening to one's heart and pursuing one's dreams despite the sacrifices that may be required.
This document summarizes the key themes in Paulo Coelho's novel "The Alchemist":
- Dreams are central to the story and driving the main character Santiago to follow his personal legend.
- Fate and omens play an important role in the story, with characters interpreting signs that guide their paths.
- Finding love is presented as important to living a fulfilled life.
- Religion is depicted as a double-edged sword, with spirituality valued over organized religion.
This document shares lessons and insights about life. It discusses that people may unintentionally hurt others, so we must forgive. While our environment and circumstances influence us, we are responsible for controlling our own actions. It also addresses finding the right people who make you genuinely happy and smiling, learning from past mistakes without dwelling on them, and making the most of what life brings each day.
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Rizal was a Filipino polymath, novelist, poet, ophthalmologist, and political reformer during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He was born in 1861 in Calamba, Laguna and was executed by firing squad at age 35 in what is now Rizal Park in Manila. He attended prestigious schools in the Philippines, then traveled to Spain and Europe for further education, becoming multi-lingual and earning several degrees. He wrote two novels, Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, which criticized the Spanish colonial government and Catholic Church and stirred nationalist sentiment. Despite periods of exile, he continued advocating for reform through peaceful means. However, he was ultimately arrested, tried and
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On May 3, 1882, Jose Rizal secretly left the Philippines aboard the S.S. Salvadora. Only his brother Paciano, two sisters, and a few close friends knew about his departure. Rizal knew that his parents would not approve of his decision to leave, as they feared for his safety.
Jose Rizal went to Madrid in 1882, where his brother Paciano wanted him to stay because it was the center of all the provinces of Spain and where he could learn the most.⁷ Rizal wasted no time in Madrid. He began writing for the Diariong Tagalog under the pseudonym Laong Laan, which means "ever prepared."
On August 20, 1882, his essay "El Amor Patrio" (Love of Country) was published. This work focuses on the author's perceptions of the Philippines, both tangible and imagined. It paints the Philippines as a homeland, worthy of love and protection. In his essay, Rizal wrote:
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After writing "El Amor Patrio," Rizal suspended writing articles about the country because of his mother's opposition. The essay had alerted Spanish officials to Rizal's nationalistic tendencies, and his mother feared that he would be arrested. Rizal also had a difficult time gaining fame, so, he decided to focus on his studies instead.
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Circulo Hispano-Filipino
During his first year in Madrid, José Rizal joined the Circulo Hispano-Filipino, a Filipino student organization that met regularly to discuss political issues and to voice out the concerns of Filipinos. The organization was able to publish the newspaper Revista del Circulo Hispano-Filipino, which aimed to express thoughts about the abusive Spanish government.
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Jose Rizal had a difficult time financially during his stay in Madrid. His family's financial status had been declining due to crop failures and the increase in rentals of the Dominican hacienda lands in his hometown. As a result, the monthly allowance that Rizal received from the Philippines was often delayed or not enough. No Time To Waste
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1. Paulo Coelho
'Paulo Coelho is not only one of the most widely read, but also
one of the most influential authors writing today.'
The jury of the 2001 ‘BAMBI Awards’, on presenting him with Germany's most prestigious prize.
3. The French magazine “Paris Match” was making a report in the desert. By chance, they met a Bedouin reading
The Alchemist. They took a photo and sent it to Paulo as a present.
Paulo Coelho was born in 1947 into a middle-class rules. His father took this behaviour as a sign of mental
family, the son of Pedro, an engineer, and Lygia, a illness and, when Paulo was seventeen, he twice had
housewife. him committed to a psychiatric hospital, where Paulo
At seven, he entered the Jesuit school of San Ignacio in underwent several sessions of electroconvulsive
Rio de Janeiro. Paulo came to detest the obligatory nature therapy.
of religious practice. However, although he hated praying Shortly after this, Paulo became involved with a
and going to mass, there were compensations. In the theatre group and began working as a journalist. In the
school's austere corridors, Paulo discovered his true eyes of the comfortably-off middle classes of the time,
vocation: to be a writer. He won his first literary prize in a the theatre was a hotbed of immorality. His frightened
school poetry competition, and his sister, Sonia, recounts parents decided to break their promise not to confine
how she won an essay prize by entering something that him again and hat him readmitted to hospital for the third
Paulo had discarded in the wastepaper bin. time. When he came out, Paulo was even more lost and
However, Paulo's parents had very different plans for more enclosed in his own private world. In despair, the
their son's future. They wanted him to be an engineer family called in another doctor who told them: Paulo isn't
and tried to stifle his desires to devote himself to mad and he shouldn't be in a psychiatric hospital. He
literature. Their intransigence and his discovery of simply has to learn how to face up to life. Thirty years
Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer aroused Paulo's spirit of after these experiences, Paulo Coelho wrote Veronika
rebellion, and he began routinely to flout the family Decides to Die.
4. According to Paulo: ‘Veronika Decides to Die was Society, an organization that opposed capitalist ideology,
published in Brazil in 1998. By September, I had received defended the individual's right to do what he or she
more than 1,200 e-mails and letters describing similar pleased, and also practised black magic. He later described
experiences. In October, some of the subjects discussed in the these experiences in The Valkyries (1992).
book - depression, panic attacks, suicide - were addressed at During this period, they began publishing “Kring-ha”, a
a conference that went on to have national repercussions. On series of comic strips, calling for more freedom. The
22nd January of the following year, Senator Eduardo Suplicy dictatorship considered these subversive, and Paulo and
read out some extracts from my book at a plenary session and Raul were detained and imprisoned. Raul was soon released,
managed to get approval for a law that had been doing the but Paulo was kept in for longer because he was considered
rounds of the Brazilian Congress for ten years - a law to be the 'brains' behind the comic strips. His problems did
prohibiting arbitrary hospitalisation.' not end there however; two days after his release, Paulo was
After this period, Paulo seized as he was walking down the street and taken to a
returned to his studies and military torture centre where he remained for several days.
it looked as if he was According to him, he only escaped death by telling them
finally going to follow the that he was mad and had already been admitted to mental
route his parents had hospitals three times. He started physically harming himself
prepared for him. Not long when his kidnappers were there in the room, and, in the
afterwards, though, he end, they stopped torturing him and let him go.
dropped out and went
back to the theatre. This Paulo and Raul
in the 70’s.
was in the sixties, and the
hippie movement had
exploded onto the world
scene. These new trends
took root even in Brazil,
With Pedro, his father,
ruled at the time by a
magazine cover "Jornal do repressive military regime.
Brasil", 1998. Paulo wore his hair long
and made a point of never
carrying his identity card; for a time, he took drugs, wanting
to live the hippie experience to the full. His passion for This experience marked him deeply. At twenty-six, Paulo
writing drove him to start a magazine, of which only two decided that he had had enough experience of 'life' and
issues were ever published. wanted to be 'normal'. He got a job at the record company,
Around this time, the musician and composer, Raul Polygram, where he met the woman who would later
Seixas invited Paulo to write the words to his songs. Their become his wife.
second record was a huge success and sold more than In 1977, they moved to London. Paulo bought a
500,000 copies. This was the first time Paulo had earned a typewriter and started writing, without much success. The
large amount of money. Their partnership continued up following year, he returned to Brazil, where he worked as
until 1976. Paulo wrote more than sixty songs with Raul an executive for another record company, CBS. This only
Seixas, and together they changed the Brazilian rock scene. lasted three months, after which he separated from his wife
In 1973, Paulo and Raul became part of the Alternative and left his job.
6. In 1979, he met up with an old friend, Christina Oiticica,
whom he would later marry and with whom he still lives.
The couple travelled to Europe where they visited several
countries. In Germany they went to the concentration camp
at Dachau. There Paulo had a vision in which a man
appeared to him. Two months later, he met that same man
in a café in Amsterdam and spent a long time talking to him
and exchanging views and experiences. The man, whose
identity Paulo has never revealed, suggested that he should
return to Catholicism. Paulo started studying the symbolic
language of Christianity. He also proposed that Paulo should
walk the Road to Santiago (a medieval pilgrim's route
between France and Spain).
In 1987, a year after completing that pilgrimage, Paulo
wrote his first book, The Pilgrimage (The Diary of a
Magus). The book describes his experiences during the
pilgrimage and his discovery that the extraordinary occurs
With Christina Oiticica,
his wife, 1996.
First book:
The Pilgrimage, 1987.
7. in the lives of ordinary people. It was published by a small literary review, Jornal de Letras, the great authority on
Brazilian publishing house and, although it received very literature and the Portuguese literary market, declared that
few reviews, it sold quite well. The Alchemist had sold more copies than any other book
written in Portuguese in the entire history of the language.
In 1988, Paulo wrote another, very different book: The
Alchemist. This was a highly symbolic book, a metaphor of In May 1993, HarperCollins published 50,000 copies of
life, which reflected his eleven years spent studying The Alchemist, which was the largest ever initial print run of
alchemy. The first edition sold only 900 copies, and the a Brazilian book in the United States. At the launch, the
publishing house decided not to reprint. executive director of HarperCollins, John Loudon, said: 'It
Paulo would not give up the pursuit of his dream. He was like getting up at dawn and seeing the sun rise while
got a second chance: he found a bigger publishing house, the rest of the world still slept. Wait until everybody else
Rocco, that was interested in his work. In 1990, he wakes up and sees this too.' Paulo was overwhelmed by
published Brida, in which he wrote about the gift that we HarperCollins' enthusiasm for the book. 'This is a very
all carry within us. The publication of this book, which, special moment for me,' he said. His editor ended the
this time, received plenty of press attention, took The launch by saying: 'I hope the publication of the book will
Alchemist and The Pilgrimage to the top of the bestseller be as long, exciting and successful as his Latin American
lists. The Alchemist went on to sell more copies than any story has been.'
other book in the history of Brazil, and even made it into Ten years later, in 2002, John Loudon wrote to Paulo:
the Guinness Book of Records. In 2002, the Portuguese The Alchemist has become one of the most important
books in our company's recent history. We are so proud
Magazine cover of the book and its success. The story of its success with
"Jornal do us mirrors the story of the book!' HarperCollins planned
Brasil" on the an ambitious campaign for the 10th anniversary of
occasion of the publication, which included an international mass market
publication of
version, to be sold around the world to the book's
Brida, 1990.
growing legion of fans.
Julia Roberts said: 'It's like music, really, the way he
writes, it's so beautiful. It's a gift that I envy above all
others.' (In Paulo Coelho: The Alchemist of Words,
With Mônica at the
Discovery Networks/Polo de Imagem
ABA in Miami, 1993.
[documentary]). Madonna said in an interview in the
German magazine “Sontag-Aktuell”: 'The Alchemist is
a beautiful book about magic, dreams and the
treasures we seek elsewhere and then find on our
doorstep.'
The success of The Alchemist in the United States marked
the beginning of his international career. Several Hollywood
producers showed immediate interest in the film rights,
which were acquired in 1993 by Warner Brothers.
8. The Alchemist in the world
Since its launch in Brazil in 1988 to
date, The Alchemist, translated
into 56 languages, has become a
classic of our time.
Before publication in the United States, The Alchemist
had been published by small publishing houses in Spain
and in Portugal. In Spain, the book did not make the
bestseller lists until 1995. Seven years later, the Spanish
Publishers Guild wrote that The Alchemist (Editorial
Planeta) had been the top-selling book in Spain in 2001.
On the other hand, the Spanish publishing house is
preparing an unprecedented relaunch of his complete
works for year 2002. Paulo Coelho is the top-selling
author in Portugal (Editorial Pergaminho), with more than
a million copies sold.
9. In 1993, Mônica Antunes, who has been collaborating
with Paulo since 1989 after reading his first two books,
established in Barcelona the literary agency Sant Jordi
Asociados together with Carlos Eduardo Rangel, with the
mission of selling the rights of Paulo’s works.
In May of that year, after the publication of The Alchemist
in the United States, Mônica offered the title to several
international publishers. The first publishing house to
acquire the rights was Ex Libris from Norway. Its publisher,
Øyvind Hagen, wrote to Mônica: ‘The book has made a
strong and continuing impact on me.’ A few days later, the
newly founded French publishing house Anne Carrière
Editions replies to Mônica: ‘It’s a wonderful book and I will
do everything to let it become a best seller in France.’
In September 1993, The Alchemist topped the bestseller
lists in Australia. The Sydney Morning Herald claimed: ‘It’s
the book of the year. An enchanting work of infinite
philosophical beauty.’
In April 1994, The Alchemist was launched in France
(Anne Carrière Editions). It received marvellous reviews, and
10. Salon du Livre in Paris, France, 1998.
"L'Express", bestseller list, France, 1998. “Der Spiegel”, bestseller list, Germany, 'Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres' ceremony with
September 2002. Eduardo Rangel and Mônica, 1996.
the reading public went wild about the book, which began In 1995, The Alchemist was published in Italy
its climb up the best seller lists. Two days before Christmas, (Bompiani), immediately reaching the top of the bestseller
Anne Carrière wrote to Mônica: ‘As a Christmas gift, I am lists. The following year Paulo was given two prestigious
sending you the bestseller lists from France. We are first!’. Italian awards, the Super Grinzane Cavour Book Award and
The Alchemist had reached number one in every list in the Flaiano International Award.
France, where it stayed for five consecutive years. After its In 1996, Editorial Objetiva acquired the rights to his
phenomenal success in France, Paulo's books left the purely book, The Fifth Mountain, paying an advance of one
literary world behind to become a European phenomenon million dollars, the biggest ever paid to a Brazilian author.
that has spread throughout the world. That same year, Paulo was made a ‘Chevalier des Arts et des
Ever since then, each and every one of Paulo Coelho's Lettres’, and Philippe Douste-Blazy, the French Minister of
six novels so far translated into French have made it to Culture, said: 'You have become the alchemist for millions
number one in the bestseller lists, remaining there for of readers. Your books do good because they stimulate our
months. He has even had three of his titles in the top ten at capacity to dream, our desire to search.' In 1996, Paulo was
the same time. also appointed special advisor to the UNESCO programme
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept, published in 'Spiritual Convergences and Intercultural Dialogues.'
Brazil by Rocco in 1994, confirmed his international status. The same year, The Alchemist was published in
In this book, Paulo explored his feminine side. Germany (Diogenes). The hardback edition beat all
11. Book signing in Prague,
Czech Republic, 1998.
With readers in Istanbul, Turkey, 1998. With Mônica in Taipei, Taiwan, 1998. Posters in Warsaw, Poland, 1998.
records in 2002 after remaining over 306 weeks in “Der in Italy (Bompiani), where it was a spectacular sales
Spiegel” bestseller list. success.
At the 1997 Frankfurt Book Fair, his publishers, along With Veronika Decides to Die, published in 1998, Paulo
with Diogenes and Sant Jordi, held a cocktail party to returned to a more narrative style, and the book received
honour Paulo and to announce the simultaneous excellent reviews.
international launch of The Fifth Mountain. This took
place in March 1998 with a main event in Paris. Paulo In January 2000, Umberto Eco said in an interview
enjoyed huge success at the Salon du Livre, spending for “Focus”: 'I like Coelho's most recent novel. It
more than seven hours signing books. His French really touched me deeply.' Sinéad O'Connor, in “The
publisher, Anne Carrière, organized a supper in his Irish Sunday Independent”, said: 'The most incredible
honour at the Louvre Museum, which was attended by
book I've ever read is Veronika Decides to Die.'
hundreds of celebrities and journalists.
In 1997, Paulo published his remarkable book, The Paulo made a successful tour in 1998, visiting Asia in the
Manual of the Warrior of Light, a collection of spring and the countries of Eastern Europe in the autumn, a
philosophical thoughts aimed at helping us to discover journey that began in Istanbul, on the Orient Express, passing
the warrior of light within. The book has become a point through Sofia (Bulgaria) and ending in Riga (Latvia-Baltic
of reference for millions of readers. It was first published States).
12. Paulo Coelho's vertiginous career continued. people. 'Colleagues who have been working at the Book Fair
“Lire” magazine (March 1999) declared him to be 1998's for the last 25 years say that they have never seen anything
second best-selling author worldwide. like it, not even when Borges was alive. It has been really
extraordinary, I don't think I'll ever see another writer get such
In 1999, he was given the prestigious Crystal Award. a response. People's admiration for Paulo defies description,'
According to the World Economic Forum, 'Paulo's most Lidia María from V&R told us. On the day of the signing,
important contribution has been to touch and unite so many people started queuing more than four hours before the
different cultures through the power of language, which appointed time, and the directors of the Fair agreed to close
clearly marks him out for this Award.' Paulo has been an later than usual so that no one would be disappointed.
invited member of the World Economic Forum from 1998
In September Paulo visited Israel. All his books have
until the present day. In 2000, he was appointed to the Board
been a sales success since the publication of The Alchemist.
of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship.
Eri Stematzky, owner of the biggest chain of bookstores in
In 1999, the French government made him a ‘Chevalier Israel, told us, "I had never seen such a long line, and I only
de l'Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur’. wish the day will come when people will stand in line like
In that same year, Paulo took part in the Buenos Aires Book this for an Israeli author."
Fair with Veronika Decides to Die. The reaction to Paulo's In May 2000, Paulo visited Iran and became the first
presence there was unprecedented and highly emotional. The non-Muslim writer to make an official visit to the country
media all agreed that no other author could attract so many since 1979. He was invited by the International Centre for
Visit to Iran, article
published in “Época”
magazine, Brazil
2000.
‘Chevalier de l’Ordre
National de la Légion
d’Honneur’
ceremony, 1999.
With Oliver Kahn, football player,
during the Bambi Award
ceremony, Germany, 2001.
13. Conference at the Mantova Visit to Santiago de Compostela,
Literature Festival, Italy, 1999. Spain, 2001.
Ceremony at the ABL, Rio de Janeiro, Announcement of the book signing in a Milan Instituto Paulo Coelho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
October 2002. department store, Italy, 1999.
Dialogue among Civilizations. Before his visit, it is dialogue with any human being on the face of the hearth
estimated that millions of pirated copies of his books had exists. Iran showed me this was possible.’
already been sold (Iran has never signed the In September The Devil and Miss Prym was published
International Copyright Agreement). Since that visit, simultaneously in Italy (Bompiani), Portugal (Pergaminho)
Paulo has become the only non-Muslim writer to receive and Brazil (Objetiva). To coincide with the launch, Paulo, in
royalties. He could never have imagined receiving such a his house in Rio de Janeiro, gave dozens of interviews to
warm welcome in a land so distant from and so different media from all over the world. The existence of the Instituto
to the West. Thousands of Iranian readers came to his Paulo Coelho was made public for the first time; set up in
signings and his talks. According to Paulo’s words, ‘I 1996 by Paulo Coelho and his wife, Christina Oiticica, it
received many gifts, I received much love, but above all I provides support and opportunities for the underprivileged
received the understanding of my work, and this touched in Brazil, especially children and the elderly.
me profoundly. To my great surprise, my soul had Paulo was awarded the ‘BAMBI 2001’, the oldest and
arrived before myself, my books were present and I most prestigious award in Germany. In the jury's opinion,
found old friends in the people I had never met before. I Paulo Coelho's belief that the destiny and gift of every
did not feel like a stranger in a foreign land. It was human being is to become a 'warrior of light' in a dark
something that moved me deeply and filled me with joy world, contains a deeply humanistic message, a message
since I felt that beyond anything else, the possibility of a that had particular poignancy that year.
14. Book signing at the Guadalajara Book Fair, Mexico, 2001. Book signing at the Bogotá Book Fair, Colombia, 2001.
The first time that Paulo travelled to Colombia was on numerous events, including book signings and meetings
the occasion of the 2001 International Book Fair in Bogotá. with readers.
Thousands of people awaited the arrival of their idol, who On 25th July 2002, Paulo Coelho was elected to chair
received a welcome worthy of a pop star. Paulo called for number 21 of the prestigious Brazilian Academy of Letters
calm and patience; everyone's book would be signed. After (ABL). The aim of the Academy, whose headquarters is in
five hours, 4,000 books had been signed and sold. Rio de Janeiro, is to safeguard the Brazilian language and
In September, he also attended an amazing book signing culture. Following the announcement of his election and
at the Borders bookshop in London. According to Events during the following night, Paulo received more than three
Manager, Finn Lawrence, Paulo's signing of his new novel, thousand messages from his readers and became the focus
The Devil and Miss Prym (HarperCollins) ‘was, without of media attention throughout the country. When he came
doubt, the biggest event of the year’, with people there out of his house, people applauded him. Despite being
from all five continents (from Japan, Pakistan, Angola, adored by millions of readers, he has always been spurned
America and all the European countries). In November, he by certain literary critics, which is why his admission to the
travelled to Mexico, where thousands of readers waited for Academy was such an important social event.
hours for him to arrive at the Guadalajara Book Fair. On 28th October, delivering a speech that praised utopia
In early 2002, Paulo travelled for the first time to China and faith, Paulo took up his charge at the ABL. Among his
and visited Shanghai, Beijing and Nanjing, taking part in words, he quoted the sentence of his predecessor, the
In September, Paulo attended an amazing book signing at the Borders bookshop in London
15. With readers in Beijing, China, 2002. Book signing at Academic Bookstore,
Helsinki, Finland, 2002.
economist Roberto Campos, ‘The violence of the arrow
dignifies the target’, and added, ‘many times, at moments in
which I felt judged with excessive severity by the critics, I
remembered this sentence. And I remembered another
dream I was not willing to give up: to enter the Brazilian
Academy of Letters one day.’
In September 2002, Paulo caused a real sensation when
he travelled to Russia where five of his books were
simultaneously on the bestseller lists, with The Devil and
Miss Prym at number one, followed by The Alchemist, The
Manual of the Warrior of Light, Veronika Decides to Die
and The Fifth Mountain (Sophia Publishers). In only a
fortnight, more than 250,000 copies of his books were sold
Book
in Russia, bringing to more than a million the total number
signing in
of copies sold in just one year. According to the marketing Moscow,
director of the MDK chain, Paulo's signing was the biggest Russia,
ever. 'We have never had so many people coming in to get 2002.
with people there from all five continents, from Japan, Pakistan, Angola, America and Europe.
16. the signature of their favourite author. We organize a lot of Bokbadet TV programme) in Oslo, as well as at the
signings and readings at our bookshop, and we have had Academic Bookstore in Helsinki, and the NK bookstore in
famous guests here before, like the Russian Presidents Mr Stockholm.
Yeltsin and Mr Gorbachev, or even Mr Putin, but we have Paulo has always counted on the wholehearted support
never had this many people. It was really unbelievable. of his publishers. His success is not limited to his books, but
MDK had to turn away hundreds of readers trying to join extends into other cultural and social areas.
the enormous crowd.’
Various theatre companies have seen the great
In October 2002, Paulo received the ‘Club of Budapest dramatic and poetic potential of his work. The Alchemist,
Planetary Arts Award 2002’ in Frankfurt, and the ‘Best for example, has been adapted and produced on all five
Fiction Corine Award 2002’ in Munich. continents in various theatrical forms - musicals, dance
In November, the author visited the Scandinavian theatre, puppets, dramatised readings, opera. The book
countries and took part in fantastic events organized at the will eventually appear on the Broadway stage in the form
bookstore Tanum Karl Johan and at Rockfeller (for of a musical. Other works that have caught the dramatic
Diary 2003, V&R,
Argentina.
The
Alchemist,
The Cornish
Theatre
Collective,
England,
season
2001/2002.
Electronic
games.
The Alchemist, Teatrul
Odeon, Romania,
Spring 2002.
The Alchemist,
Chung Ying Theatre
Company, Hong
Kong, China, 2001.
17. imagination are Veronika Decides to Die, By the River In March 1998, he began writing a weekly column in
Piedra I Sat Down and Wept and The Devil and Miss the Brazilian newspaper “O Globo”. Such was its success
Prym. among readers, that Sant Jordi started syndicating the
Alongside the books are a whole series of products columns in other international media. Four years on,
related to the author and his work, amongst them, diaries, newspapers such as Reforma in Mexico are still
calendars, journals, appointment books, art books and even publishing the columns.
three electronic games: 'The Pilgrim', 'The Legend' and 'The His columns have been published on a regular basis in
Secrets of Alamut' (The Arxel Guild), designed in “Corriere della Sera” (Italy), “El Semanal” (Spain), “Ta Nea”
collaboration with the author. (Greece), “TV Hören + Sehen” and “Welt am Sonntag”
Paulo’s constant presence in the media can also be seen (Germany), “Anna” (Estonia), “Zwierciadlo” (Poland), “El
through articles and newspaper columns. Over the years, he Universo” (Ecuador), “El Nacional” (Venezuela), “El
has written a large number of articles and essays for all the Espectador” (Colombia) and “The China Times Daily”
most important newspapers and magazines. (Taiwan), amongst many others.
Reader's letter, "El Semanal", Spain:
THE LETTER OF THE WEEK
"Coelho's Daily Truths"
I am a 12-year-old girl, and the truth is
Column in
I am too young to understand the
"Ta Nea",
Greece. subjects in "El Semanal", but I think it
is one of the magazines (not to say the
Column in "El only one) that deals with interesting
Semanal", issues and not with gossips which do
Spain. not enrich people at all. What I find
most amusing (and I wish all children
reading this will take it seriously) is
Paulo Coelho's stories because they
are "daily truths" we do not stop to
think about and they might make our
Message on life more pleasant or satisfactory.
Brazilian Internet
portal UOL. Cristina Iraberri Pérez, Huesca, Spain.
19. P a u l o C o e l h o’s n e w b o o k , t o b e l a u n c h e d i n B r a z i l i n 2 0 0 3
Eleven Minutes
Once upon a time, there was a prostitute called Maria.
20. “His books have had a life- "Paulo Coelho's strength lies
enhancing impact on millions of undoubtedly in the fact of his
people”. simple, clear and pure language.
“The Times”, United Kingdom,
Don't misunderstand: there is
March 1998
nothing more difficult to do than
"Paulo Coelho has, for a long time, the simple, the clear and the
been more than an average pure".
bestselling author. He is a global “Le Nouvel Observateur”, France,
phenomenon, and mere logic can't May 1998
explain the impact he makes. With
Coelho the boundaries between
“His success is an edition
reality and magic are dissolving -
this trademark puts him in the phenomenon, the most
same league with the very best of astonishing success in latest
the South American literary years".
tradition". “Le Monde”, France, March 1998
“Profil”, Austria, February 2000
"One of the few to deserve the
"Brazil wizard makes books
term publishing phenomenon".
disappear from stores".
“The New York Times”, US, “The Independent on Sunday”,
December 1999 United Kingdom, March 1998
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