Reading List
Paulo Coelho
Brazilian Novelist and Lyricist
Paulo Coelho, born in Rio de Janeiro in 1947, is a Brazilian novelist and lyricist who has belonged to the Brazilian Academy of Letters since 2002. Before he wrote books he composed lyrics for Elis Regina, Rita Lee and Raul Seixas and worked as an actor, journalist and theatre director. His 1988 novel The Alchemist became an international best-seller, and his work has been published in more than 170 countries. His picks here, from a list he gave The Week, are Henry Miller’s Tropic of Cancer, Jorge Luis Borges’s Ficciones, Jorge Amado’s Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon, Albert Camus’s The Stranger and George Orwell’s 1984.
1984
by George Orwell · 1949 · Fiction
“This capacity to dive into the very essence of man makes 1984 timeless.” — via Article, June 2008
The Stranger
by Albert Camus · 1989 · Classics
“The very first pages of this violent book mesmerized me.” — via Article, June 2008
Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon
by Jorge Amado · 2006 · Fiction
“Amado is the best Brazilian writer. He portrayed the Brazilian spirit to the world.” — via Article, June 2008
Ficciones
by Jorge Luis Borges · 1994 · Classics
“Borges is the only South American writer all of whose books I have read and reread.” — via Article, June 2008
Tropic of Cancer
by Henry Miller · 1994 · Classics
“Miller is the writer who gave me the initial stimulus to write.” — via Article, June 2008
