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	Eleven Minutes, #5 bestseller worldwide in 2004 according to Publishing Trends year-end international bestseller list December 16 , 2004 For the second consecutive year, Eleven Minutes, has appeared in the year-end international bestseller list of Publishing Trends. This year it appears in #5 of the list, after being the #1 bestseller worldwide in 2003. Read more: Available in English.
	Eleven Minutes movie project. December 15, 2004 Hollywood Gang Productions has optioned worldwide motion picture rights to Eleven Minutes, the #1 international best-selling novel by popular Brazilian author Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist). Read more: Available in English.
	Paulo Coelho forms part of the jury at the 4^th International Film Festival of Marrakech from 6^th to 12^th December 2004 December 2004 Paulo Coelho, author of the international bestseller The Alchemist, has been invited to form part of the jury at the 4^th International Film Festival of Marrakech that will take place from 6^th to 12^th December 2004, under the patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI and presided by His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid. Read more: Available in English.
	Paulo Coelho participates in an international multi-media art project titled 'Hands That Shape Humanity' November 2004 The Desmond Tutu Peace Centre from South Africa has created the world's largest humanitarian art exhibition which brings together the shared wisdom of great men and women of our time through film, photography, print and sculpture. Read more: Available in English.
	The Alchemist is in position #8 among Germans' 50 favourite books of all times October 2004 In August 2004, the German TV channel ZDF launched a campaign called "Our Best – The Big Reading", during which Germans could vote for their favourite book of all times. Read more: Available in English.
	Paulo Coelho receives the Nielsen Gold Book Award for The Alchemist September 1^st, 2004 Paulo Coelho has been given the Nielsen Gold Book Award given in recognition of the outstanding sales of The Alchemist in the UK retail market given by Nielsen Book Scan, which is the international sales data monitoring and analysis service for the English-language book industry worldwide. The price was for the 500,000 copies of The Alchemist sold in UK, however, the actual figure is 1,200,000 copies. The difference lies in the fact that Book Scan started controlling the sales in the period 2000-2001.
	The Alchemist is included in the Australian government-funded promotion "50 Books You Should Own" August, 2004 Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist has been included in "50 Books You Should Own", a prestigious promotion funded by the Australian government. The 50 selected books were nominated by a panel of top line bookseller representatives and include everything from classics to literature to fantasy to kids.
	Guinness World Records Certificate June, 2004 Paulo Coelho has received the Guinness World Record Certificate which proves his world record for most translations of a single title signed by the author in one sitting. Read more: Available in English.
	The Alchemist and the shepherd Santiago inspire Arendal, a town in Norway May, 2004 Arendal is the main town of the Southern county Aust-Agder with a population of 40.000. The municipality of Arendal has 3000 employees. The economy had dwindled during the last four years, and Arendal had to make big efforts to improve the situation, coming out with creative initiatives and focusing on values. Thus 3000 copies of The Alchemist were distributed to the employees with the aim of rekindling the reality of own potentiality and growth within the vision if you wish something strong enough – the whole universe will work to fulfil your wish.” Read more: Available in English.