Paulo Coelho
Book Club: The Next Chapter review – smirking sequel as the squad head for Italy
Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda et al go on a bookish holiday after keeping their reading club going through lockdown, but jokes are thin on the ground
Peter Bradshaw
08, May, 2023 @1:00 AM
Paulo Coelho deletes draft of children's book collaboration with Kobe Bryant
Alchemist author says basketball player’s death in helicopter crash means book has ‘lost its reason’
Alison Flood
28, Jan, 2020 @10:57 AM
Turkish translation of Paulo Coelho 'removed mention of Kurdistan'
Publisher and translator express shock that version of Eleven Minutes published in Turkey had reference cut
Sian Cain
17, Jul, 2019 @10:34 AM
The Spy by Paulo Coelho – digested read
John Crace strips Paulo Coelho’s novel about Mata Hari – executed as a spy in 1917 – to its naked essence
John Crace
27, Nov, 2016 @4:00 PM
Paulo Coelho tells readers: buy my book after you've read it – if you liked it
The Brazilian author is offering two of his works for free and asks readers to pay only if they enjoy them. ‘This idea does not harm the business,’ he says
Marta Bausells
09, Jun, 2015 @4:25 PM
Idris Elba set for Laurence Fishburne's film of Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist
A long-gestating big-screen take on magical realist bestseller is being eyed by Harvey Weinstein as an awards contender
Benjamin Lee
05, Jun, 2015 @12:42 PM
10 authors who excel on the internet
Writers are finding imaginative ways to negotiate the new era of electronic intimacy with readers. Here are some of the best
Kate Gwynne
11, May, 2015 @3:00 PM
Like Paulo Coelho? Alberto Manguel unlikely to like you
Celebrated bibliophile tells Jaipur literature festival his books library is an autobiography, and if The Alchemist is in yours he will recoil
Claire Armitstead in Jaipur
22, Jan, 2015 @10:16 AM
Adultery by Paulo Coelho – digested read
John Crace takes the Brazilian guru's novel-ful of sexual and personal discovery and distils its message in 700 words
John Crace
17, Aug, 2014 @5:00 PM
Play the literary World Cup: nominate your all-time top team
Which authors would form your literary XI? Penguin have created a literary World Cup and we're joining the fun. Nominate the authors you would pick, and explain which positions you would place them in
Marta Bausells
19, Jun, 2014 @5:08 PM
Paulo Coelho says he won't attend 2014 World Cup 'disaster'
Closely tied to the country's bid to host the competition, the writer says the event will now cause a 'social explosion'
John Dugdale
12, Jun, 2014 @3:52 PM
10 authors who are brilliant at Twitter
They can write books, but can they tweet? Here are 10 authors you should follow
Hannah Jane Parkinson
27, May, 2014 @2:36 PM
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