Paulo Coelho tops the bestsellers list in Russia
13th September 2002

Paulo Coelho has caused a real sensation in Russia by having five of his books on the bestsellers' list, with The Devil and Miss Prym at number one. According to the specialist publication "Khizhnoe Obozrenie", The Alchemist, The Manual of the Warrior of Light, Veronika Decides to Die, and The Fifth Mountain occupy, respectively, second, fourth, fifth and seventh places in today's list.

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Paulo Coelho's induction into the Brazilian Academy of Letters
25th of July 2002 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

On 25 July 2002, Paulo Coelho was inducted into the prestigious Brazilian Academy of Letters (ABL). He won the election for chair number 21, which belonged to Roberto Campos, becoming the youngest integrant of the 40 effective members of the ABL.

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Broadcast of the documentary "Miho Nakayama travelling the world of THE ALCHEMIST"
7th of July 2002 from 7:20 to 8:20 pm at NHK-BS, Japan

Miho Nakayama is one of the most popular actresses in Japan. She started her career when she was fourteen. Since then, she has been on the top of the world of Movie, TV drama, and Music in Japan.

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Paulo Coelho was awarded the BAMBI 2001 in Germany
15th of November 2001 Berlin, Germany

Paulo Coelho was awarded the BAMBI 2001, for Culture, for his life's work as a writer. Bambi is the oldest and most famous German award. The ceremony took place at Estrel Convention Center, in Berlin on November 15th and was directly broadcated by ARD at 22:15.

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"Biblioteca Paulo Coelho": His complete work available in Spanish
August  2001, Barcelona, Spain

For the first time, the complete work of Paulo Coelho is available in Spanish. The collection, "Biblioteca Paulo Coelho", also includes two titles never previously published in the Spanish language.

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Paulo Coelho is awarded a Literary Prize in Italy
July  2001, Roma, Italy

Paulo Coelho was the great winner during the 23rd edition of the Award Ceremony of the "Premio Internacional Fregene", in Italy

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"Paulo Coelho's Literary Prize" awarded in Iran
May  2001, Teheran, Iran

Paulo Coelho awarded a Literary Prize to works originally written in Farsi language in two different categories.

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New novel by Paulo Coelho number one in the French bestseller lists
April  2001, Barcelona, Spain

"The Devil and Miss Prym", is already No.1 in the bestseller lists of "Livre Hebdo" "L'Express" and "Le Point", only one week after its publication in France.

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Board Member of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
January 2001 Davos, Switzerland

Paulo Coelho was appointed Board Member of the Klaus and Hilde Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship.

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