3. Early Life
• Born in Brazil August 24th, 1947
• Speaks and writes in Portuguese
• Wanted to be a writer when he became a
teenager (16)
• Was introverted and spent a lot of time alone.
• His parents did not understand him and put
him in a mental institution. He escaped three
times before he was released at 20.
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6. Young Adult
• Entered law school to please his parents, but
dropped out after one year.
• Traveled through Europe, North Africa,
Mexico, and South America
• Took lots of drugs (it was the 1960’s “hippie
era)
• Worked as a song writer and built a good
career, but was not happy.
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8. Adult
• Arrested by the Brazilian government who
thought his work was dangerous.
• Walked the 500-plus mile Road of Santiago de
Compostela in northwestern Spain where he
had a “spiritual awakening.”
• He is now a practicing Catholic and feels that
he is fulfilling his personal dream.
• He is now the all-time bestselling Portuguese
author.
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10. Written Works
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The Manifest of Krig-há
Theater For Education
Hell Archives
Practical Manual of Vampirism
The Pilgrimage
The Alchemist
Brida
The Greatest Gift
The Valkyries
Maktub
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and
Wept
The Fifth Mountain
The Witch of Portobello
Life: Selected Quotations
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Love Letters from a Prophet
Manual of the Warrior of Light
Veronika Decides to Die
Essential Words
The Devil and Miss Prym
Fathers, Sons and Grandsons
Eleven Minutes
And on the Seventh Day
The Genie and the Roses
Journeys
The Zahir
Revived Paths
Like the Flowing River
The Winner Stands AloneAleph
Manuscript Found in Accra
