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“A rare combination of craftsmanship, imagination and inspiration.” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
About the Author
The Brazilian author Paulo Coelho was born in 1947 in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Before dedicating his life completely to literature, he worked as theater director, actor, lyricist, and journalist. Coelho wrote song lyrics for many famous performers in Brazilian music, such as Elis Regina and Rita Lee, yet he is best known for his work with Raul Seixas. Together they wrote such successes as "Eu nasci há dez mil anos atrás" ("I Was Born Ten Thousand Years Ago"), "Gita," and "Al Capone."
His fascination with the spiritual quest dates back to his hippie days, when he travelled the world learning about secret societies, oriental religions, etc. In 1982, Coelho published his first book, Hell Archives, which failed to make any kind of impact. In 1985, he contributed to the Practical Manual of Vampirism, although he later tried to take it off the shelves, since he considered it "of bad quality." In 1986, Paulo Coelho did the pilgrimage to Saint James of Compostella, an experience later to be documented in his book The Pilgrimage.
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The Brazilian author PAULO COELHO is considered one of the most influential authors of our times. His books have sold more than 150 million copies worldwide, have been released in 170 countries and been translated into 80 languages.
Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1947, he soon discovered his vocation for writing. He worked as a director, theater actor, songwriter and journalist. His collaboration with Brazilian composer and singer Raúl Seixas gave some of the greatest classic rock songs in Brazil. In 1986, a special meeting led him to make the pilgrimage to Saint James Compostela (in Spain). The Road to Santiago was not only a common pilgrimage but a turning point in his existence. A year later, he wrote 'The Pilgrimage', an autobiographical novel that is considered the beginning of his career.
In the following year, COELHO published 'The Alchemist'. Slow initial sales convinced his first publisher to drop the novel, but it went on to become one of the best selling Brazilian books of all time.
Other titles include 'Brida' (1990), 'The Valkyries' (1992), 'By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept' (1994), the collection of his best columns published in the Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo entitle 'Maktub' (1994), the compilation of texts 'Phrases' (1995), 'The Fifth Mountain' (1996), 'Manual of a Warrior of Light' (1997), 'Veronika decides to die' (1998), 'The Devil and Miss Prym' (2000), the compilation of traditional tales in 'Stories for parents, children and grandchildren' (2001), 'Eleven Minutes' (2003), 'The Zahir' (2005), 'Like the Flowing River' (2006), 'The Witch of Portobello' (2006), 'The Winner Stands Alone' (2008), 'Aleph' (2010) and 'Manuscript found in Accra' (2012).
He has received numerous prestigious international awards. He is member of the Academy of Letters of Brazil since 2002 and Messenger of Peace by the United Nations since 2007. In 2009 he received the Guinness World Record for the most translated author for the same book (The Alchemist).
The man behind the author likes to write and practices Kyudo - a meditative archery. He loves reading, walking, football and computers. In that sense, he has always maintained a close contact with his readers but now, and thanks to the new media, he has established an incredible feedback with them. Paulo was the second most influential celebrity on Twitter in 2010 according to Forbes and he is the writer with the highest number of followers in the social media.
In the past years Paulo Coelho has expanded his presence in the internet with his daily blogs in Wordpress (http://paulocoelhoblog.com), Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Paulo-Coelho/11777366210), Twitter (https://twitter.com/paulocoelho) & Instagram (http://instagram.com/alkmist), among others. He is equally present in media sharing sites such as Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=paulabraconnot) and Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulo_coelho/sets) , offering on a regular basis not only texts but also videos and pictures to his readers.
Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1947, he soon discovered his vocation for writing. He worked as a director, theater actor, songwriter and journalist. His collaboration with Brazilian composer and singer Raúl Seixas gave some of the greatest classic rock songs in Brazil. In 1986, a special meeting led him to make the pilgrimage to Saint James Compostela (in Spain). The Road to Santiago was not only a common pilgrimage but a turning point in his existence. A year later, he wrote 'The Pilgrimage', an autobiographical novel that is considered the beginning of his career.
In the following year, COELHO published 'The Alchemist'. Slow initial sales convinced his first publisher to drop the novel, but it went on to become one of the best selling Brazilian books of all time.
Other titles include 'Brida' (1990), 'The Valkyries' (1992), 'By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept' (1994), the collection of his best columns published in the Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo entitle 'Maktub' (1994), the compilation of texts 'Phrases' (1995), 'The Fifth Mountain' (1996), 'Manual of a Warrior of Light' (1997), 'Veronika decides to die' (1998), 'The Devil and Miss Prym' (2000), the compilation of traditional tales in 'Stories for parents, children and grandchildren' (2001), 'Eleven Minutes' (2003), 'The Zahir' (2005), 'Like the Flowing River' (2006), 'The Witch of Portobello' (2006), 'The Winner Stands Alone' (2008), 'Aleph' (2010) and 'Manuscript found in Accra' (2012).
He has received numerous prestigious international awards. He is member of the Academy of Letters of Brazil since 2002 and Messenger of Peace by the United Nations since 2007. In 2009 he received the Guinness World Record for the most translated author for the same book (The Alchemist).
The man behind the author likes to write and practices Kyudo - a meditative archery. He loves reading, walking, football and computers. In that sense, he has always maintained a close contact with his readers but now, and thanks to the new media, he has established an incredible feedback with them. Paulo was the second most influential celebrity on Twitter in 2010 according to Forbes and he is the writer with the highest number of followers in the social media.
In the past years Paulo Coelho has expanded his presence in the internet with his daily blogs in Wordpress (http://paulocoelhoblog.com), Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Paulo-Coelho/11777366210), Twitter (https://twitter.com/paulocoelho) & Instagram (http://instagram.com/alkmist), among others. He is equally present in media sharing sites such as Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=paulabraconnot) and Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulo_coelho/sets) , offering on a regular basis not only texts but also videos and pictures to his readers.
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
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Manny Hernandez
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Coelho es un autor que he tenido la fortuna de haber leido desde sus primeros libros, cuando escribia desde un mundo de sueños, casi "new age". Pero en sus más recientes tres libros (este incluído) su estilo se ha vuelto más realista... sin dejar de ser soñador y seguirnos invitando a soñar, su prosa ha dejado de ser menos acerca de relatos un tanto distantes con los cuales uno puede soñar, pero cuesta un tanto más relacionarse de forma personal, para pasar a escribir de forma más arraigada en la realidad, usando semejanzas con nuestra cotidianidad, que hacen de sus personajes un fiel reflejo de muchas de nuestras vivencias diarias.
"Once Minutos" sigue ese mismo patrón, ahondando en un tema (el amor) de la forma más cruda que podía hacerlo (quizás): a través de los ojos de una prostituta. No en vano, comenta en sus primeras líneas (casi a manera de excusa) que éste es un libro más fuerte, más realista... "Erase una prostituta llamada María..." es la frase que abre el libro, para chocar al lector casi, y entrar en pocas páginas en el mundo de una muchacha pueblerina que se niega a quedarse estancada en el mundo en miniatura que se desarrolla en su pequeño pueblo del interior de Brasil. Las vueltas del destino y las decepciones amorosas conducen sus pasos a la gran ciudad y en última instancia a Geneve (Suiza), donde le toca enfrentar durezas insospechadas que la fortalecen (sin endurecerla demasiado) a lo largo de un año que se da a sí misma para vivir lo que la vida le ha puesto delante.Read more ›
"Once Minutos" sigue ese mismo patrón, ahondando en un tema (el amor) de la forma más cruda que podía hacerlo (quizás): a través de los ojos de una prostituta. No en vano, comenta en sus primeras líneas (casi a manera de excusa) que éste es un libro más fuerte, más realista... "Erase una prostituta llamada María..." es la frase que abre el libro, para chocar al lector casi, y entrar en pocas páginas en el mundo de una muchacha pueblerina que se niega a quedarse estancada en el mundo en miniatura que se desarrolla en su pequeño pueblo del interior de Brasil. Las vueltas del destino y las decepciones amorosas conducen sus pasos a la gran ciudad y en última instancia a Geneve (Suiza), donde le toca enfrentar durezas insospechadas que la fortalecen (sin endurecerla demasiado) a lo largo de un año que se da a sí misma para vivir lo que la vida le ha puesto delante.Read more ›
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Paulo Coehlo has moved himself up to the forefront of Latin-American literature once again with this his most recent novel Once Minutos. I have not read much of his works but this novel caught my attention after reading the summary at the back of the book. I was immediately intrigued by the real life aspect of the themes and decided to purchase this potential bestseller. The book lived up to its expectations. It's full of intrigue and the life the protagonist María is an interesting one from start to finish. We meet her first in her homeland Brazil and then later she moves to Switzerland and becomes a prostitute with the hopes of turning her life around for the better with the money that she earns. We learn of the emotional roller coaster that Maria experiences from being with many men and indeed she does meet some out of the ordinary clients who my opinion in some way cause her internal conflicts but out from those experiences Maria learns interesting life lessons. I also think the title of the book is so appropriate which is explained about a quarter of the way through which is a reflection of creative thinking by Paulo Coehlo. In a nutshell, this is beautiful literature not so much for the writing style but because the themes allow one to relate closely to the protagonist. A truly emotional book as it allows the reader to feel so many emotions: sadness, pain, grief and hope. No question about it Once Minutos is a potential best-seller by far my favorite by this author.
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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
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on October 4, 2003
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Uno de sus mejores libros sin duda alguna . Nos hace reflexionar sobre el poder que tenemos cada uno de nosotros sobre nuestros destinos .Te reconecta de un solo golpe con lo bello del acto amoroso gracias a una narrativa sensual , pura y hasta veces erotica . Lo lei en solo 4 horas , una vez que tomas el libro es dificil de soltarlo . Lo recomiendo ampliamente .
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Jennifer
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Es mejor que "El Alquimista" solo que en manera distinta. Es un libro adulto pero muy bien escrito. Realmente hace que uno piense que las diferentes situaciones que no trae la vida, en el amor, en la distancia, en la nostalgia. Un libro excelente en todo el sentido de la palabra.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Maria E. More
on January 1, 2004
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No tengo palabras para describir esta novela...Una obra interesantisima, que no se puede dejar de leer despues que se empieza. Coelho demuestra una vez mas su capacidad y talento como escritor, novelista, y mas que nada, creador de grandes ideas y mensajes.
Es un libro que te envuelve en una historia sobre la realidad de la vida, que sin embargo, te hace reflexionar y ver las cosas desde otro punto de vista. Otra obra maestra de un gran maestro de la literatura latinoamericana!
Es un libro que te envuelve en una historia sobre la realidad de la vida, que sin embargo, te hace reflexionar y ver las cosas desde otro punto de vista. Otra obra maestra de un gran maestro de la literatura latinoamericana!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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C. M Tye
on March 30, 2004
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ya con saber de quien viene es una garantia, pero siento que es uno de los mejores de este autor. Preciosa historia de amor y de como se pueden vencer los obstaculos cuando uno asi lo desea, facilisimo de leer y por supuesto que lo terminas rapidisimo, no lo puedes soltar!! para mi es uno de esos libros que vale la pena reeleerlos pasado un tiempo
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Francisco Puente
on May 8, 2005
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La historia de Maria una prostitua brasilena en Geneve no es capaz de impresionar al lector, las dudas y situaciones que llevan a Maria en decidirse a la prostitucion carecen de energia y fuerza.
Las casi 300 paginas de narrativa carecen de mensaje. Una mujer explorando su propia sexualidad y la exposicion de este problema no son nada nuevo.
Si eres un fan de Paulo Cohelo, no desperdicies tu tiempo leyendo este libro, mejor quedate con el recuerdo de sus obras: La Quinta Montana o El Alquimista.
Las casi 300 paginas de narrativa carecen de mensaje. Una mujer explorando su propia sexualidad y la exposicion de este problema no son nada nuevo.
Si eres un fan de Paulo Cohelo, no desperdicies tu tiempo leyendo este libro, mejor quedate con el recuerdo de sus obras: La Quinta Montana o El Alquimista.
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