About the Author

Paulo Coelho is an international bestselling author whose books--The Alchemist, The Pilgrimage, The Valkyries, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept and The Fifth Mountain-have sold more than 23 million copies in 117 countries and have been translated into 41 languages.

Reviews

"A universal quest toward an expanded view of life." -- Dan Millman, author of Way of the Peaceful Warrior"The keys to self-mastery...wrapped in suspense and adventure." -- Body Mind Spirit"Among Latin American writers only Columbia's Gabriel Garcia Marquez is more widely read than Brazil's Paulo Coelho." -- The Economist