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Paulo Coelho
Biografía
Paulo Coelho nació en Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, en 1947. Hijo de un ingeniero y una ama de casa, Paulo tuvo una infancia difícil debido a su naturaleza rebelde. Las aspiraciones artísticas y la personalidad introvertida de Paulo preocupaba enormemente a sus padres, que terminaron por internarle en un centro psiquiátrico a los diecisiete años de edad. A su salida, tres años más tarde, Paulo aceptó el deseo de sus padres de estudiar derecho e ingresó en la universidad. Sin embargo, él sabía que quería ser escritor a pesar de las continuas negativas de sus padres, y al cabo de un año abandonó sus estudios de derecho. Durante un tiempo, viajó por América del Sur, África del Norte y Europa, y comenzó a componer música.
Tras varios saltos de una profesión a otra, decidió dedicar cada vez más tiempo a escribir. Su primera novela fue publicada a sus treinta y cinco años, “Los archivos del infierno”, y un año después, tras recorrer el Camino de Santiago en España, escribió “El peregrino de Compostela” en el que narra sus experiencias durante la peregrinación. Este viaje a España supuso una intensa experiencia para Paulo, y tras él, decidió dedicarse plenamente a la escritura.
En 1987, Paulo terminó “El Alquimista”, una novela alegórica sobre un pastor andaluz que viaja hasta el desierto de Egipto en busca de un tesoro escondido en las pirámides. Aunque obtuvo poca atención al principio, más tarde y tras varias traducciones a otros idiomas, se convirtió en un éxito mundial. Con 35 millones de copias vendidas, El Alquimista es el libro más traducido en el mundo por un autor en vida.
Desde la publicación de “El Alquimista”, un gran número de libros le siguieron. Entre estos destacan, “Brida”, “A orillas del rio Piedra me senté y lloré”, “Manual del guerrero de la luz”, “La quinta montaña”, “Veronika decide morir”, “El demonio y la señorita Prym”, y “La bruja de Portobello”.
Biography
Paulo Coelho was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1947. Son of an engineer and a housewife, he had a difficult youth due to his rebellious nature. Coelho’s parents responded to his artistic aspirations and to his introverted personality by committing him to a mental institution at the age of 17. Once released at the age of 20, Coelho accepted his parents’ wishes to study law, only to drop out one year later. He knew that he wanted to be a writer despite his parents’ discouragement. During some time, he travelled through South America, North Africa and Europe and started composing music.
After drifting among several professions he started to dedicate more time to writing. He published his first book at the age of 35, “The Archives of Hell”, and one year later, after walking along the Spanish catholic pilgrimage, “el camino de Santiago”, he published his autobiography “The Pilgrimage”. This trip to Spain changed the course of his life after which he decided to devote himself fully to writing.
In 1987, he finished “The Alchemist”, an allegorical novel about an Andalusian shepherd who travels to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure hidden in the Pyramids. Although it got little attention at first, later on, and along with translations to other languages, it became a world success, selling over 35 million copies, becoming the most translated book in the world by any living author.
Since the publication of “The Alchemist”, numerous books have followed. These include “Brida”, “By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept”, “Manual of the Warrior of Light”, “The Fifth Mountain”, “Veronica decides to die”, “The Devil and Miss Prym” and “The Witch of Portobello”.
Estilo
El estilo lírico de Paulo Coelho es considerado por muchos como un lenguaje universal. Su simplicidad y forma poética permite a los lectores observar de manera sencilla el desarrollo de los personajes y experimentar la acción de la historia junto a ellos. Coelho no sólo es único por la originalidad de sus historias, sino también por su estilo directo y sencillo.
Paulo Coelho es hoy uno de los escritores más leídos del mundo con más de 150 millones de libros vendidos en más de 150 países y traducidos a 80 lenguas. Un autor que uno no se puede perder.
Style
Coelho’s lyrical style of writing is considered by many to be a universal language. His simplicity and poetic flow allow readers to easily watch the development of characters and experience the action of the story alongside them. Coelho is not only unique in his stories’ subject matter, but also in his straightforward delivery.
Today, Paulo Coelho is one of the most read writers worldwide with over 150 million books sold in more than 150 countries and translated into 80 different languages. An author that one cannot miss out.
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A Orillas de Río Piedra Me Senté y Lloré Viaje a través delos pirineos junto a dos amantes en una busqueda espiritual sin tiempo, y descude su aclamado libro El Alquimista,por el incomparable narrador Paulo Coelho. A Orillas del Rio Piedra Me Sente y Llore, by Paulo Coelho, is essentially a story about love. It also includes elements of paganism, in particular it focuses on the female aspect of divinity. The story focuses on Pilar, an independent young woman, who is frustrated with the grind of university life and looking for greater meaning. Pilar's life takes a turn when she meets up with a childhood sweetheart, who is now a spiritual teacher and a rumoured healer and miracle worker. They set off on a journey through the French Pyrenees as the journey unfolds. |
El Alquimista: Una Fabula Para Seguir Tus Sueños El Alquimista is a bestseller and the most famous work of author Paulo Coelho. It is a symbolic story that urges its readers to follow their dreams. Originally published in 1988, The Alchemist is one of the best selling books in history. The style of writing is simplistic, with correlations to that of The Little Prince, fairy tales, or spiritual writings. The novel is narrated by an omniscient narrator and the diction is related to stories/tales from the Qu'ran, the Bible, and Egyptian mythology. |
Manual del Guerrero de la Luz Manual del Guerrero de la Luz es un libro de inspiración del autor de El Alquimista, el bestseller internacional que ha fascinado a millones de lectores en el mundo entero. Cada breve pasaje nos invita a vivir nuestros sueños, aceptar la incertidumbre de la vida y a alzarnos ante nuestro propio destino. Con su inconfundible estilo, Paulo Coelho nos ayuda a descubrir el guerrero de la luz que se encuentra en cada uno de nosotros. En inspiradores textos breves, invita al lector a seguir el camino del guerrero; el camino de aquel que sabe valorar el milagro de la vida, aceptar la derrota y cuya búsqueda lo lleva a convertirse en quién quiere ser. This companion volume to Coelho's popular The Alchemist is an odd hybrid-a self-help manual with fictional overtones; a series of aphorisms and platitudes set within the frame of the sketchiest of parables. In the parable, a boy meets a beautiful woman at a beach, who proceeds to tell him about a hidden undersea temple near a vanished island. The boy fails in his initial attempt to find the temple, though he hears its bells ring, but later, as a grown man, he again meets the woman, who hands him an empty notebook and directs him to write about the "Warrior of the Light," a being who is "capable of understanding the miracle of life, of fighting to the last for something he believes in-and of hearing the bells that the waves set ringing on the seabed." Coelho provides general spiritual inspiration, but he also offers guidance in more mundane matters, explaining the specific motivations behind childish, immature behavior, cowardly moments, feelings of spiritual emptiness and the reluctance to change. |
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