| Name | Paulo Coelho |
| Location | not specified |
| Member Since | Jul 17, 2012 |
| Votes Received | 5,577 |
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I was born in Rio de Janeiro and knew I wanted to become a writer since I was a teenager. After traveling through South America, North Africa, Mexico and Europe in the 1960s, I settled in Brazil and wrote lyrics for Brazilian musicians like Raul Seixas, Elis Regina and Rita Lee. I wrote my first book, Hell Archives, in 1982. Four years later, I made the pilgrimage to Saint James of Compostella, a 500-mile road in northwestern Spain. My experiences there would become the basis of The Pilgrimage. I wrote The Alchemist, a story about a shepherd on a spiritual journey to the Egyptian pyramids looking for a treasure, the following year. I keep a blog (http://paulocoelhoblog.com/) that I update regularly. You can also watch for my stories here on Wattpad.
Works
 | Short StoriesSpiritual #1A collection of short stories from Paulo Coelho. 262,536 reads  4,748  554 |
 | ContosContos de Paulo Coelho. 6,092 reads 112 15 |
 | On Writing 1 page, updated Sep 04, 2012 A Filipino blogger, Jerome, collected a series of my comments on writing – and I found his page by chance. 9,652 reads 724 154 |
Message Board
AlexiSaur
17 hours ago
are you really real?! i mean your the author of the 'alchemist'.. that book was awesome.. and here you are on the world's best writer is on wattpad.. totally shock..
ohmistone
19 hours ago
Wait!!! Are you really Paulo??? O____O >>>>>>>> Speechless
Astonishingbrow...
1 day ago
Saw ur book "the Alchemist" in a bookstore and was siked! Congratulations on making it to where u r! :)
saphire_roxx
1 day ago
Oh my goodness I had no idea you were on wattpad your books are amazing! Haha, I'm so surprised to see that you're on this site...oh so many things to say....I'll come back later and say them properly. But for now, wow! And bye. :)
malikodonellbro...
1 day ago
Love your stories
totalstyles
2 days ago
WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH ME OLD MAN
TheMaskedPhanto...
2 days ago
Your book "The Alchemist" is plain awesome.
brida1
3 days ago
oh my gosh!!!! its U!!! em ur great fan....ur novels have changed my world i've started writing a novel n its perviewis based on U!!! i wish iwould meet u some day :)
tinymax96
4 days ago
oh my gosh! i saw your picture, and i didnt believe it, then i saw your name and i really didnt believe it. but it is you! oh my gosh! you are a great author!
KimCarLa
1 week ago
You inspires as very much ! :) you're stories are amazing ! God bless you. Keep writing and inspiring people to follow GOD :)
