Paulo Coelho A Warrior's Life: The Authorized Biography - Hardcover

Morais, Fernando

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061718882 ISBN 13: 9780061718885

Publisher: Harperone, 2009

Synopsis

Edition HarperOne (an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers), First International Edition, 2002. ISBN: 978-0-06-171888-5. HARDBACK. 457 pages, size: 16 x 23.7 x 4 cm. Just light tan to paper edges. Other than that, the unread book remains in excellent condition: dust cover intact; navy cloth hard cover bright with shiny lettering on spine; text all clean, neat and tight. Prompt dispatch from UK.

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Review:

After reading this biography, it is easy to understand how and why these youthful experiences and his subsequent spiritual reawakening inform his fiction with the mystical depth that is his literary trademark. Readers will definitely want to see how his unfolding story continues to play out.--Booklist

"Fans of Coelho's work will eagerly tear through this attentive, satisfying biography."--Publishers Weekly

Fans of Coelho s work will eagerly tear through this attentive, satisfying biography. --Publishers Weekly"

From the Back Cover:

Paulo Coelho: A Warrior's Life is the first-ever biography of the man whose books have sold an astounding 100 million copies worldwide, making him one of the bestselling authors of all time.

Paulo Coelho's life begins with a complicated birth in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August 1947. He was known as the "boy who was born dead" and who ultimately survived against all odds. Before he became internationally known as a worldwide bestselling author, Paulo lived many different lives. He flirted with suicide, was committed by his parents to insane asylums, suffered the brutality of electric shock therapy, dove into drugs, tried several varieties of sex, met the devil, spent time in prison, helped revolutionize Brazilian rock with musician Raul Seixas, and finally rediscovered his faith in 1986 as he walked the sacred Road to Santiago de Compostela, a medieval pilgrim's route between France and Spain.

Coelho would later describe this life-changing spiritual experience in his first book, The Pilgrimage. The following year, The Alchemist established his worldwide reputation. The novel has already achieved the status of a universally admired modern classic. Now, for the first time, discover the life story of one of the most widely read and adored authors of our time.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harperone
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061718882
• ISBN 13: 9780061718885
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 457