Writing · Screenplay · Screenstory · Novel
Born Aug 24, 1947 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Active 1976–present · Awards: Golden Feather, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of Arts and Letters, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award, Gold medal of Galicia, Flaiano Literary Prize
Paulo Coelho de Souza (/ˈkwɛl.juː, kuˈɛl.juː, -joʊ/KWEL-yoo, koo-EL-yoo, -yoh, Portuguese: [ˈpawlukuˈeʎu]; born 24 August 1947) is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist and a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters since 2002.