Paulo Coelho

Writing

Born: 1947-08-24
From: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.2

Biography

Paulo Coelho de Souza (/ˈkwɛl.juː, kuˈɛl.juː, -joʊ/KWEL-yoo, koo-EL-yoo, -⁠yoh, Portuguese: [ˈpawlukuˈeʎu]; born 24 August 1947) is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist and a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters since 2002. His 1988 novel The Alchemist became an international best-seller. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paulo Coelho, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & Nominations6 won · 0 nominated

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Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award

2007
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Golden Feather

2005
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Gold medal of Galicia

1999
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Officer of Arts and Letters

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Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

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Knight of the Legion of Honour