Paulo Coelho was borned in 1947 in the City of Rio de Janeiro. He was a theatre director, actor, lyricist and journalist and author. In 1982, his first book, 'Hell Archives' was a failure. The following year he published 'The Alchemist' which later became the best selling Brazilian books of all times.
 
In 2003, he was voted as the world most sold author in the world after a total of 100 millions copies was sold with his book 'Eleven Minutes'.
 
'The Alchemist' has been sold 35 million copies and has been the best selling in the list of 18 countries' In 2008, it has entered the Guiness World Record for the most
translated book in the world.
 
To date, his work has been translated in 67 languages and edited in more than 150 countries. He is one of the most widely read and most influential auther today.