Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian novelist and songwriter. He was born in 1947 in Rio de Janeiro. In 1970, he quit law school to go travelling around South America, Africa, and Europe. He learnt much about the supernatural on his travels, which would become themes of his books. He returned to Brazil and wrote song lyrics for famous Brazilian singers.
保罗·科埃略是巴西小说家，歌曲作家。1947年，科埃略出生于里约热内卢。1970年，他放弃法律学业，前往南非、非洲以及欧洲一带旅行。途中，他了解到了一些与超自然有关的事物，并成为了他的创作主题。之后，他回到巴西，为巴西流行歌手写词。
In 1986, Coelho went on a walk that would change his life. He walked the 800-kilometre Road of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, an ancient highway used for centuries by pilgrims. He said he experienced a self-awareness and spiritual awakening, which he wrote about in his novel ‘The Pilgrimage’. It opened up a new way of writing for him.
1986年，科埃略的一次行程改变了他的一生。他沿着古代朝圣之路来到西班牙圣地亚哥朝圣。他说此次经历让他增加了对自己的了解，精神也得到了升华，而他也把这些记录到了小说《朝圣卜书》中。这也让他拥有了全新的写作模式。
A year later, Coelho wrote his most famous book, ‘The Alchemist’. The book sold very slowly at first and his publisher dropped it. He found another publisher who had more faith in his writing and the book became one of the best-selling books of all time. It reached number one in 18 countries, and so far has sold 30 million copies.
一年后，科埃略出版了最知名小说《炼金术士》。起初，图书销量不好，出版社决定放弃。他随即又找寻了一家出版社，他们对科埃略的著作充满信心，此书随即成为史上最畅销著作之一。该书在18个国家畅销，并稳居第一宝座，到目前为止，《炼金术士》已卖出3000万册。
Coelho is the best-selling Portuguese language author in history. His books have been translated in 67 languages. To date, Coelho has sold over 100 million novels. He was the world's best-selling author in 2003. He spends his time writing novels and a newspaper column. He is also a Messenger of Peace for the United Nations and raises awareness of the UN's ideals.
科埃略是史上最畅销的葡语作家。他的著作被翻译成67种语言。到目前为止，科埃略的小说已卖出1亿册。2003年，他当选史上销量冠军。他将时间用在了写作和报刊专栏上。他曾担任联合国和平信使，并唤起了人们对联合国理想的关注。
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