As a teenager, Paulo Coelho was committed to a psychiatric institution by his parents, who opposed his ambitions to become a writer. Before turning to fiction, he worked as a songwriter with Brazilian rock musician Raul Seixas. His 1988 novel The Alchemist, about an Andalusian shepherd searching for treasure, became an international bestseller and was translated into scores of languages. A pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago in 1986 inspired his book The pilgrimage, published the following year.
born 1947 · novelist and songwriter · Brazilian · 0 quotes on Great Quotes Online
