Subordinations In Paulo Coelho’s Novel Brida
APPENDIX
Paulo Coelho de Souza is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. He is the recipient of
numerous international awards, amongst them the Crystal Award by the World Economic
Forum. His novel The Alchemist has been translated into 80 languages.Coelho has sold over
200 million copies worldwide and is the all-time bestselling Portuguese language author.
Writer Paulo Coelho was born on August 24, 1947, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Coelho
attended Jesuit schools and was raised by devout Catholic parents. He determined early on
that he wanted to be a writer but was discouraged by his parents, who saw no future in that
profession in Brazil. Coelho's rebellious adolescence spurred his parents to commit him to a
mental asylum three times, starting when he was 17.
Coelho eventually got out of institutional care and enrolled in law school, but dropped
out to indulge in the "sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll" of hippie life in the 1970s. He wrote song
lyrics for Brazilian musicians protesting the country's military rule. He was jailed three times
for his political activism and subjected to torture in prison.
“Hell Archives” was Coelho’s initial book which was published in 1982 and was not
well received. The Pilgrimage was released in 1987 which is a reminiscence of the spiritual
awakening he went through. Later, The Alchemist was made available which turned out to be
becoming one of the best-selling books in history, selling over 65 million copies.
Since publishing The Alchemist, Coelho has gone on to publish other titles including
Brida (1990), The Valkyries (As Valkírias, 1992), By the river Piedra I sat Down and Wept
(Na margem do rio Piedra eu sentei e chorei, 1994), The Fifth Mountain (O Monte Cinco,
1996), Manual of a Warrior of Light (O Manual do Guerreiro da Luz, 1997), Veronika
decides to die (Veronika decide morrer, 1998), The Devil and Miss Prym, (O demônio e a
Srta. Prym, 2000), Eleven Minutes (Onze Minutos, 2003), The Zahir (O Zahir, 2005), The
Witch of Portobello (A Bruxa de Portobello, 2006) and, most recently, The Winner Stands
Alone (O Vencedor Está Só, 2008). In addition to his books, Coelho also has a weekly
column which is published in several Brazilian newspapers and is syndicated internationally.
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Coelho has been married to his wife, the artist Christina Oiticica, since 1980.
Together the couple spends half the year in Rio de Janeiro and the other half in a country
house in the Pyrenees Mountains of France. In 1996, Coelho founded the Paulo Coelho
Institute, which provides support to children and the elderly. He continues to write, following
his own version of The Alchemist's "Language of the World.
He has received numerous prestigious international awards. He is member of the
Academy of Letters of Brazil since 2002 and Messenger of Peace by the United Nations since
2007. In 2009 he received the Guinness World Record for the most translated author for The
Alchemist.
The novel itself, Brida, is a journey story of a beautiful young Irish girl and her quest
for knowledge. She finds a hermit mage who teaches her to overcome fear and a witch who
teaches her how to dance to the hidden music of the world. They see in her a gift, but must let
her make her own voyage of discovery. As Brida seeks her destiny, she struggles to find a
balance between her relationships and her desire to transform herself. The story is neatly
woven around marrying the ancient art of witchcraft to contemporary life.
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Paulo Coelho de Souza is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. He is the recipient of
numerous international awards, amongst them the Crystal Award by the World Economic
Forum. His novel The Alchemist has been translated into 80 languages.Coelho has sold over
200 million copies worldwide and is the all-time bestselling Portuguese language author.
Writer Paulo Coelho was born on August 24, 1947, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Coelho
attended Jesuit schools and was raised by devout Catholic parents. He determined early on
that he wanted to be a writer but was discouraged by his parents, who saw no future in that
profession in Brazil. Coelho's rebellious adolescence spurred his parents to commit him to a
mental asylum three times, starting when he was 17.
Coelho eventually got out of institutional care and enrolled in law school, but dropped
out to indulge in the "sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll" of hippie life in the 1970s. He wrote song
lyrics for Brazilian musicians protesting the country's military rule. He was jailed three times
for his political activism and subjected to torture in prison.
“Hell Archives” was Coelho’s initial book which was published in 1982 and was not
well received. The Pilgrimage was released in 1987 which is a reminiscence of the spiritual
awakening he went through. Later, The Alchemist was made available which turned out to be
becoming one of the best-selling books in history, selling over 65 million copies.
Since publishing The Alchemist, Coelho has gone on to publish other titles including
Brida (1990), The Valkyries (As Valkírias, 1992), By the river Piedra I sat Down and Wept
(Na margem do rio Piedra eu sentei e chorei, 1994), The Fifth Mountain (O Monte Cinco,
1996), Manual of a Warrior of Light (O Manual do Guerreiro da Luz, 1997), Veronika
decides to die (Veronika decide morrer, 1998), The Devil and Miss Prym, (O demônio e a
Srta. Prym, 2000), Eleven Minutes (Onze Minutos, 2003), The Zahir (O Zahir, 2005), The
Witch of Portobello (A Bruxa de Portobello, 2006) and, most recently, The Winner Stands
Alone (O Vencedor Está Só, 2008). In addition to his books, Coelho also has a weekly
column which is published in several Brazilian newspapers and is syndicated internationally.
50
Coelho has been married to his wife, the artist Christina Oiticica, since 1980.
Together the couple spends half the year in Rio de Janeiro and the other half in a country
house in the Pyrenees Mountains of France. In 1996, Coelho founded the Paulo Coelho
Institute, which provides support to children and the elderly. He continues to write, following
his own version of The Alchemist's "Language of the World.
He has received numerous prestigious international awards. He is member of the
Academy of Letters of Brazil since 2002 and Messenger of Peace by the United Nations since
2007. In 2009 he received the Guinness World Record for the most translated author for The
Alchemist.
The novel itself, Brida, is a journey story of a beautiful young Irish girl and her quest
for knowledge. She finds a hermit mage who teaches her to overcome fear and a witch who
teaches her how to dance to the hidden music of the world. They see in her a gift, but must let
her make her own voyage of discovery. As Brida seeks her destiny, she struggles to find a
balance between her relationships and her desire to transform herself. The story is neatly
woven around marrying the ancient art of witchcraft to contemporary life.
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