Paulo Coelho - Confessions of a Pilgrim (Paperback)

"His books have had a life-enhancing impact on millions of people."
THE TIMES

Paulo Coelho was born in Brazil and has become one of the most widely read authors in the world today. Prior to his career as a bestselling author, he was a playwright, theatre director, hippie, and popular songwriter for some of Brazil's most famous pop stars. Renowned for 'The Alchemist', he has sold more than 20 million books worldwide and has been translated into 42 languages. He is the author of 'The Alchemist, The Pligrimage, The Valkyries, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept, The Fifth Mountain' and 'Veronika Decides to Die'.

'Paulo Coelho: Confessions of a Pilgrim' offers readers a chance to get to know Paulo Coelho's dramatic, inspirational life story for the first time. Coelho has always been a non-conformist, constantly searching for new paths and savouring both the good and the bad that came his way. After an unorthodox career path, he turned to writing, and has become one of the most successful authors in the world. The intimate portrait by Juan Arias offers Paulo's compelling first-hand accounts of his experience of:
• Being confined to a mental institution as a young man simply because he was an artist
• Kidnapping and torture by paramilitaries
• Encounters with black magic and drugs
• An epiphany at Dachau and a vision he had of his own death
• The nature of writing and the spiritual quest