Paulo Coelho de Souza (August 24, 1947, Rio de Janeiro) is a novelist, playwright and lyricist Brazilian.
It is one of the most widely read in the world with over 140 million books sold in over 150 countries, translated into 73 languages​​. Has received outstanding international awards

Write a weekly newspaper column published in media around the world. He reached his greatest success book The Alchemist. Paulo is married Brazilian painter Christina Oiticica.
 

At age seven he used to read all kinds of books
He used to be rebellious because his parents wanted him to be an engineer knowing he wanted to be a writer. So he used family and disobey the rules because "sexual problems, immaturity, rebellion, inability to adapt to society, irritability and radical and extremist attitudes", is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, where he was subjected to several rounds of electroshock and at 17 he used to interact with a theater group because.
In 1972, Paulo used to be part of the Alternative Society, an organization that opposes capitalist ideologies, defends the freedom to do what you want and used to practice black magic.
Paulo used to study the symbolic language of Christianity.
This is a bit of a character I admire that even though his parents thought he was crazy and put him to a psychiatric facility he followed his dream of being a writer and is now a famous writer with great success in the world and like many people I read his books.
I recommend you read his books are great.