The Brazilian author PAULO COELHO was born in 1947 in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Before dedicating his life completely to literature, he worked as theatre director and actor, lyricist and journalist. In 1986, PAULO COELHO did the pilgrimage to Saint James of Compostella, an experience later to be documented in his book The Pilgrimage. In the following year, COELHO published The Alchemist. Slow initial sales convinced his first publisher to drop the novel, but it went on to become one of the best selling Brazilian books of all time. Other titles include Brida (1990), The Valkyries (1992), By the river Piedra I sat Down and Wept (1994), the collection of his best columns published in the Brazilian newspaper Folha de São Paulo entitle Maktub (1994), the compilation of texts Phrases (1995), The Fifth Mountain (1996), Manual of a Warrior of Light (1997), Veronika decides to die (1998), The Devil and Miss Prym (2000), the compilation of traditional tales in Stories for parents, children and grandchildren (2001), Eleven Minutes (2003), The Zahir (2005) During the months of March, April, May and June 2006, Paulo Coelho traveled to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his pilgrimage to Saint James of Compostella in 1986. He also held surprise book signings - announced one day in advance - in some cities along the way, to have a chance to meet his readers. In ninety days of pilgrimage the author traveled around the globe and took the famous Transiberrian train that took him to Vladivostok. During this experience Paulo Coelho launched his blog Walking the Path - The Pilgrimage in order to share with his readers his impressions. Since this first blog Paulo Coelho has expanded his presence in the internet with his daily blogs in Wordpress, Myspace & Facebook. He is equally present in media sharing sites such as Youtube and Flickr, offering on a regular basis not only texts but also videos and pictures to his readers. From this intensive interest and use of the Internet sprang his bold new project: The Experimental Witch where he invites his readers to adapt to the screen his book The Witch of Portobello. You can still subscribe in this experiment! Indeed Paulo Coelho is a firm believer of Internet as a new media and is the first Best-selling author to actively support online free distribution of his work.      EXPERIMENTAL WITCH ENGLISH PORTUGUÊS DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOLTumblr (3.0; @paulocoelho)http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~3/412720818/">Your Opinion on : The culture of fear</a>: <div class="announcement_post"> <p> <span class="see_video_holder"><span id="see_jhRyZux9ET_preview"><a href="http://www.seesmic.com/video/jhRyZux9ET" target="_blank" class="see_link">Do you understand? </a><br/><span class="see_video_thumb" style="background-image:url(http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/nwqv4m23uQ_th1.jpg)"><span onclick="see_play_video('jhRyZux9ET',true)" class="seePlayOverlay"></span></span></span><span id="see_jhRyZux9ET_content" class="see_video_content"></span></span> </p> <p>So it seems that we are living in a culture of fear. </p> <p>Before it was the terrorist attacks and now we see this economic crisis that engulfs the whole…</p> </div>http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/53290362http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/53290362Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:31:00 +0200<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~3/412720821/">Weekly Free Association : The Stars</a>: <div class="announcement_post"> <p>The stars that shine in nighttime usually represent the cosmic order since they move around the polar star - conceived as the axis of the world. </p> <p>In many mythologies, stars were considered as the…</p> </div>http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/53290363http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/53290363Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:31:00 +0200<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~3/412712245/">The Strength of the Warrior</a>: <p><strong>Paulo Coelho</strong></p> <p>The warrior - inadvertently - takes a wrong step and falls into the abyss. Phantoms startle him, loneliness torments him. As always he sought the Good Combat, and didn’t think this…</p>http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/53290364http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/53290364Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:31:00 +0200<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~3/412690704/">Image of the Day : Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil</a>: <p><img alt="" src="http://www.freewebs.com/windtrips/Large%20Images/From%20Space.JPG" title="Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil" class="alignnone" width="500"/></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PauloCoelhosBlog?a=gTdKM" target="_blank"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PauloCoelhosBlog?i=gTdKM" border="0"/></a> </div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~4/412690704" height="1" width="1"/>http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/53290365http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/53290365Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:31:00 +0200<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~3/412686465/">Quote of the Day</a>: <p><strong>Paulo Coelho</strong></p> <p>God always offers us a second chance in life.<br/> (By the river Piedra I sat Down and Wept)</p> <p style="text-align: center; font-size:0.85em;">Welcome to Share with Friends - Free Texts for a Free Internet</p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PauloCoelhosBlog?a=7qLvM" target="_blank"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PauloCoelhosBlog?i=7qLvM" border="0"/></a> </div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~4/412686465" height="1" width="1"/>http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/53290366http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/53290366Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:31:00 +0200<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~3/412681676/">Today’s Question by the reader : Rosey</a>: <p><strong>How does one tell the difference between intuition and fear? How do you know if you’re intuiting something, or whether it’s coming from your human hopes or fears?</strong></p> <p>The difference between intuition…</p>http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/53290367http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/53290367Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:31:00 +0200<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hSr1TD7-tUk"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hSr1TD7-tUk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><a href="http://youtube.com/?v=hSr1TD7-tUk" target="_blank">My Transiberian - Part 1</a>http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/53274570http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/53274570Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:44:03 +0200<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~3/410170082/">Veronika decides to die ( to be released in 2009)</a>: <p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tpjRCOeRSV0&hl=fr&fs=1"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tpjRCOeRSV0&hl=fr&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p> <p>You can see some scenes of Sarah Michelle Gellar, but we have to wait till Spring 2009 to see the movie.</p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PauloCoelhosBlog?a=r6deM" target="_blank"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PauloCoelhosBlog?i=r6deM" border="0"/></a> </div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~4/410170082" height="1" width="1"/>http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52896217http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52896217Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:04:25 +0200<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~3/410170084/">Here where I am</a>: <p><strong>Paulo Coelho</strong></p> <p>After having won many archery contests, the town champion went to the Zen master.</p> <p>- I am the best of all - he said. - I didn’t study religion, never sought help from the monks, and…</p>http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52896218http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52896218Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:04:25 +0200<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~3/410170085/">Quote of the Day</a>: <p><strong>Paulo Coelho</strong></p> <p>The Man who defends his friends is never overwhelmed by the storms of life;<br/> he is strong enough to come through difficulties and carry on.<br/> (Manual of the Warrior of Light)</p> <p style="text-align: center; font-size:0.85em;">Welcome…</p>http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52896219http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52896219Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:04:25 +0200<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~3/410182345/">Image of the Day : Kyoto Japan</a>: <p><img src="http://www.voyage-touristique-japon.com/upload/image/kyoto-fushimi-inari.jpg" width="500px" class="alignnone"/></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PauloCoelhosBlog?a=WCOnM" target="_blank"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PauloCoelhosBlog?i=WCOnM" border="0"/></a> </div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~4/410182345" height="1" width="1"/>http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52896220http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52896220Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:04:25 +0200<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~3/410165562/">Today’s Question by the reader : Helena S. from N.Y.</a>: <p><strong>When you are pursuing a dream, how do you know when you should keep working harder to overcome obstacles, or when you should give up and do something different with your life? </strong></p> <p>In my case, I faced…</p>http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52896221http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52896221Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:04:25 +0200<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~3/410170086/">Warrior of the Light Online Issue nº 182 is out!</a>: <p><a href="http://paulocoelhoblog.com/warrioroflight/" target="_blank">The fourth cardinal virtue: Wisdom</a></p> <p><a href="http://paulocoelhoblog.com/guerreirodaluz/" target="_blank">Quarta virtude cardinal: sabedoria</a></p> <p><a href="http://paulocoelhoblog.com/guerrerodelaluz/" target="_blank">Cuarta virtud cardinal: prudencia</a></p> <p><a href="http://paulocoelhoblog.com/guerrierdelumiere/" target="_blank">Quatrième vertu cardinale : la sagesse</a></p> <p><a href="http://paulocoelhoblog.com/guerrierodellaluce/" target="_blank">Quarta virtù cardinale: Sapienza</a></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PauloCoelhosBlog?a=qNpEM" target="_blank"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PauloCoelhosBlog?i=qNpEM" border="0"/></a>…</div>http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52896222http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52896222Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:04:25 +0200<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~3/409480676/">Warrior of the Light Online Issue nº 182 is out!</a>: <p><a href="http://paulocoelhoblog.com/warrioroflight/" target="_blank">The fourth cardinal virtue: Wisdom</a></p> <p><a href="http://paulocoelhoblog.com/guerreirodaluz/" target="_blank">Quarta virtude cardinal: sabedoria</a></p> <p><a href="http://paulocoelhoblog.com/guerrerodelaluz/" target="_blank">Cuarta virtud cardinal: prudencia</a></p> <p><a href="http://paulocoelhoblog.com/guerrierdelumiere/" target="_blank">Quatrième vertu cardinale : la sagesse</a></p> <p><a href="http://paulocoelhoblog.com/guerrierodellaluce/" target="_blank">Quarta virtù cardinale: Sapienza</a></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PauloCoelhosBlog?a=DrQsM" target="_blank"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PauloCoelhosBlog?i=DrQsM" border="0"/></a>…</div>http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52791860http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52791860Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:02:57 +0200<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~3/409480670/">The use of the sword</a>: <p><strong>Paulo Coelho</strong></p> <p>Every time a sword is taken from its sheath, it must be used. It may serve to open up a path, help someone, or brush aside danger - but a sword is capricious and does not like having…</p>http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52791855http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52791855Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:02:56 +0200<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~3/409480672/">Image of the day : The Envelope from India</a>: <p>An envelope that arrived today from India without my address, and I got it (as I got many letters without addresses. The Brazilian Post Office is good!)</p> <p><img src="http://paulocoelhoblog.com/images/image-of-the-day/thedivineforce.jpg" alt="" class="alignnone"/></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PauloCoelhosBlog?a=ByBtM" target="_blank"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PauloCoelhosBlog?i=ByBtM" border="0"/></a> </div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~4/409480672" height="1" width="1"/>http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52791857http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52791857Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:02:56 +0200<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~3/409480673/">Quote of the Day</a>: <p><strong>Paulo Coelho</strong></p> <p>To each of man’s ages the Lord gives its own anxieties.</p> <p style="text-align: center; font-size:0.85em;">Welcome to Share with Friends - Free Texts for a Free Internet</p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PauloCoelhosBlog?a=XdfCM" target="_blank"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PauloCoelhosBlog?i=XdfCM" border="0"/></a> </div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~4/409480673" height="1" width="1"/>http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52791858http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52791858Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:02:56 +0200<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~3/409480675/">Today’s Question by the reader : Kealan</a>: <strong>One question I would like to ask Paulo at this crossing is; if you were to take someone from the earth, as a Master in RAM, and allow this person access to the secret society to become a Master,…</strong>http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52791859http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52791859Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:02:56 +0200<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~3/409480668/">Ithaca - Kavafis, Vangelis and Sean Connery</a>: <p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1n3n2Ox4Yfk&hl=en&fs=1"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1n3n2Ox4Yfk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PauloCoelhosBlog?a=ReYdM" target="_blank"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PauloCoelhosBlog?i=ReYdM" border="0"/></a> </div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~4/409480668" height="1" width="1"/>http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52791853http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52791853Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:02:55 +0200<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PauloCoelhosBlog/~3/409154409/">The use of the sword</a>: <p><strong>Paulo Coelho</strong></p> <p>Every time a sword is taken from its sheath, it must be used. It may serve to open up a path, help someone, or brush aside danger - but a sword is capricious and does not like having…</p>http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52738402http://paulocoelho.tumblr.com/post/52738402Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:59:58 +0200