As it is tradition, the Christmas Tale that Paulo Coelho writes every year for its worldwide publication has been published in 72 countries in the year 2005.
December 25 ^th, 2005

Available to read the Tale in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Paulo Coelho receives DirectGroup International Award
December 16^th, 2005

Author Paulo Coelho has won the first DirectGroup International Award. “We want to honor Paulo Coelho as one of the most important and renowned contemporary authors and one of the most successful writers of our international book clubs,“ said Ewald Walgenbach, CEO of DirectGroup Bertelsmann. “His literary work stands for a deeply-felt humanism”.

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The Japanese movie premiere based on Paulo Coelho’s “Veronika Decides to Die”
Tokyo, December 2005

The Japanese movie premiere based on Paulo Coelho’s “Veronika Decides to Die”, produced by Kadokawa pictures, will take place next February 2006 in Tokyo.

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Thousands of readers came along to Paulo Coelho’s signings in Dubai, Bucharest, Zagreb and Ljubljana  
November 28^th, 2005

Paulo Coelho caused a real sensation during his visits to  the United Arab Emirates, Rumania, Croatia  and Slovenia. Thousands of  readers came along to the author’s book signings during his tours. Coelho signed copies of his last novel The Zahir and other works of his for nearly five hours straight in Dubai, where two different signings were organized, and for nearly four hours in Rumania. In Zagreb he signed at the Interliber bookfair, where he was a guest star. The signings followed equally successful press conferences.

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Official opening of the Austrian portion of the Road to Santiago
Austria, September 12, 2005

Paulo Coelho participated on the opening in Melk Abbey of the Austrian portion of the Road to Santiago, which leads from Göttweig Abbey to Melk Abbey. Special stations along the Austrian stretch inform of the entire Road to Santiago, and extracts of Paulo Coelho's book "The Road to Santiago" is printed in plaques troughout the road.

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A café dedicated to Paulo Coelho has opened in Tbilisi, Georgia
June 2005

A year ago two young Georgian girls Tamuna (21) and Anuki (21) decided to open a Literary Cafe in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, dedicated to their favourite author Paulo Coelho.

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Paulo Coelho was awarded Goldene Feder Award, 2005
Hamburg 19^th May 2005

On 19^th May, Paulo Coelho was awarded the Goldene Feder Media Award in Hamburg . The author was the guest of honour at the Ceremony which took place at the Handelskammer Hamburg, Adolfsplatz 1

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Paulo Coelho was awarded the Budapest Prize 2005
April 2005

On 21^st April, Paulo Coelho was awarded the Budapest Prize by Dr. Gábor Demszky, Mayor of Budapest. The author was the guest of honour at the XII International Book Festival Budapest (from 21^st to 23^rd April).

Paulo Coelho and O Zahir monopolize the media in Brazil
March 21^st, 2005

The expectation and the word-of-mouth effect is so big that this week, March 19^th, Paulo Coelho is the cover history of the three leading weeklies of Brazil: Veja, Época and Isto É. The three articles together add up to 25 pages. For the first time an author has monopolized the media during the same week, with such an outstanding presence.

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Paulo Coelho is appointed H.C. Andersen Ambassador
March 11^st, 2005

Paulo Coelho has been appointed H.C. Andersen Ambassador by the Danish Prince Henrik in a ceremony held in Paris. Coelho thereby joins a diplomatic corps that already includes figures such as Susan Sarandon, Suzanne Vega, Mariza, Carmen Posadas, Liv Ullman, Antonia Byatt, Pelé,Gilbrto Gil and Roger Moore.

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4,000 people came along to Paulo Coelho’s conference in Athens
February 2^nd, 2005

Athens saw an unprecedented author's event with Paulo Coelho's conference this month. 4,000 people came along to Paulo Coelho's conference at the Athens Conference Hall and hundreds of people were sadly sent away.

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Paulo Coelho donates the first chapter of his new novel, The Zahir, to NEW BEGINNINGS
March 3^rd, 2005

In a literary version of Live Aid, the 1985 two-continent rock concert that has funneled $144 million to African famine relief, authors hope to raise money for long term construction in the tsunami hit countries through the proceeds of a book collecting first chapters of their works-in-progress.

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