Who are we? / Quem somos? / Quién somos?

by Paulo Coelho on November 7, 2009

1] Age and country / idade e pais
2] Favorite music / musica favorita
3] Book you are currently reading / leitura atual
4] Did you ever read any of my books? / Voce já leu algum livro meu?

OBRIGADO. THANK YOU. GRACIAS. MERCI

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Jessica April 24, 2010 at 12:13 pm

1] 17 Indonesia
2] Depends on my current mood
3] Eve : A Novel
4] 11 minutes ( favorite above all favorites), Brida, The Alchemist, The Witch of Portobello, currently in progress finishing all off your books :)

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Ruslan April 21, 2010 at 6:17 pm

1) 17, Russia
2) Different music
3) Messiah`s handbook by Richard Bah
4) Of course. Zahir is my favourite!

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olaih April 24, 2010 at 8:58 am

1.35,Philippines
2. various
3. Like a flowing river
4. yes…..absolutely…

Angdamdewi April 21, 2010 at 6:11 pm

1)21, Indonesia
2)the beatles
3)the winner stands alone, the time traveler’s wife, jane eyre
4)almost all of them, the alchemist, by the river piedra i sat down and wept, eleven minutes, the zahir, etc:)

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Btelgeuse April 18, 2010 at 2:53 am

1] 21, Colombia
2] de todo un poco
3] Diario de un mago
4] ¿Alguna vez ha leído *alguno* de mis libros? Sii!
La bruja de portobelo
A orillas del rio piedra me senté y lloré
El peregrino de Compostela

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jelly April 16, 2010 at 3:33 am

1) 24, philippines
2) house music, acoustic
3) The Good Little Ceylonese Girl – Ashok Ferrey
4) Yes. So far I’ve read The Alchemist, Veronika Decides to Die, By the River Piedra I sat Down and Wept, The Witch of Portobello & starting to read Brida

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Rusu Victor April 15, 2010 at 5:35 pm

1)16 Republic of Moldova;
2)Classical music and jazz.
3)”Forest of the Hanged” by Liviu Rebreanu;
4)Yes,I’ve read “Veronika decides to die”, but I want to read “The alchimist” and “11 Minutes” too;

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Inesa Grisajeva April 15, 2010 at 2:21 am

1) 29/Lithuania 2) If you listen attentively, there is Beauty in all styles 4) Eleven Minutes 5) Alchemist, Brida, Warrior of the Light, Veronika decides to die.

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Renata Zemanová April 11, 2010 at 10:27 pm

1. 28 / Czech Republic
2. anything which suits my mood and fits my ears at the moment
3. Richard David Bach – Messiah’s Handbook
4. yes i did (The Alchemist, Brida, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept, Veronika Decides to Die, The Winner Stands Alone, The Devil and Miss Prym) and I am going to read Like the Flowing River

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varghese April 10, 2010 at 8:41 am

1-45ys. India , kerala, Nilambur,chungathara.
2-depends my mood
3-Second sex
4-Alchemist, By the river…,11minutes,Pedra,

it creates an ethereal atmosphere .

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Alina April 9, 2010 at 5:04 pm

1) 26, Canada/Lebanon
2) Good music…doesn’t matter who/where/what so long as it agrees with my ears
3) Eleven Minutes
4) Almost all of them…

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Lizzie April 8, 2010 at 7:33 am

1] 23, Philippines
2] Alternative/ Indie
3] The Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
4] YES! The Alchemist, Veronika Decides to Die, Eleven Minutes, By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept, The Zahir, The Devil and Miss Prymm, The Witch of Portobello (all wonderful…)

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Shiva April 7, 2010 at 12:53 pm

1) 43/India
2) Patrick Swaze’s She’s like the wind
Anne Murray’s You needed me
Phir wahi raat hai (from the movie Ghar) kind of music
3) Adigas the white tiger
4) Yes

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Ha April 7, 2010 at 6:38 am

1)25 years old, Vietnam
2)Pop, Jazz, Instrumental, all most everything except Hard Rock (it gives me headache & tortures my ears)
3)2 books: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t & Why Men Want Sex and Women Need Love: Solving the Mystery of Attraction
4)Your biggest fan >_< I love "The Alchemist" & "Veronica wants to die" the most. Also have other books but haven't read yet cos I want to savor them slowly.

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Marcelo April 5, 2010 at 11:02 pm

26 – Japão
Rock em geral ou qualquer uma dos Engenheiros do Hawaii
No momento estou lendo caçador de pipas
já li O Alquimista, Diario de um Mago e Brida
Dos seus livros estou querendo ler Zahir…o q recomenda?

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paula April 4, 2010 at 3:33 pm

1.12/Republic of Moldova
2.all the music
3.zahir
4.the first book i`ve read was Winner stands alone.after this The witch of Portobello,than Eleven minutues and The Alchemist..I`m going to read all your books.I really enjoy them!!You`re great!!Thank you!!

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ellesancho April 3, 2010 at 2:05 pm

1. 19 yrs old, Philippines
2. 90′s music is my favorite
3. the zahir
4. yes, I’ve read the alchemist, veronika decides to die, the valkyries, witch of portobello, and brida

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monika, UK April 3, 2010 at 2:30 am

32, Londres, UK
Ritmos Latinos – no paro..
5th Mountain – heavy…
Veronica decide de morir, escribiste sobre una historia personal pablo, tu historia fue mi histora – 2000, 5 anos mas tarde, lei veronica fue el primer libro tuyo que leei, luego fui buscando mi destino – el alchemista y luego me di cuenta que 11 minutos es lo que busca cada mujer..

sigue escribieno, hablas y escribes como los mortales pensamos todo pero no atrevemos compartir con los intimos..gracias a ti todos reflejamos sobre nuestra existencia y forma de ser….saludos (de Polonia..:)

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A witch April 2, 2010 at 10:31 pm

1] I’m 23 and live in Finland
2] I like pop, rock, r’n'b, classical, jazz, soul…
3] Now I’m reading Tolstoi’s Anna Karenina and Pamela Aidan’s Duty and Desire
4] I have read Alchemist and Veronica decides to die. I’ve really enjoyd them and I want to read more of your books :) Those books have really given me another perspective and a reason to think about things.

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Blanca Esthela April 2, 2010 at 12:51 am

1)56, Mexico
2)roberto carlos, clasica, nicola dibari
3) Camino de santiago
4)

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Ana Karla April 1, 2010 at 11:57 pm

1) 20/ United States (Miami, Fl)
2) Depends on how I’m feeling
3) Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
4) El Zahir, Eleven minutes, The Witch of Portobello, By the River Piedra I sat down & Wept, The Alchemist, Veronika Decides to die… Looking forward to reading the rest!
*I absolutely LOVE your work! so inspiring.. Thank you for existing :)

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Breno Mota March 31, 2010 at 4:04 pm

1 – Breno Mota
2 – Eduardo e Mônica ( Legião Urbana)
3 – O Livro dos Espíritos ( Alan Kardec)
4 – Sim, Todos
Obs.: Aguardo sua visita ansiosamente…

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Rob Stephens March 31, 2010 at 3:58 pm

1] Just turning 40, Ontario Canada
2] hard rock and classical (I know, I know)
3] Christian Wisdom of the Jedi Masters, it was a gift :-)
4] Of course, that is why I am here typing

…and thank you, I do hope you read these as they are very interesting even with such little info given.

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pln March 31, 2010 at 2:22 am

21,Türkiye
It depends on the what i am feeling today
Lemon Tree/Sandy Tolan
Eleven minutes,Alchemist,Piedre River,,,zahir,,

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Mars March 30, 2010 at 11:18 pm

1)15,USA
2)Indie Rock/Rock,Trance,Jazz
3)Cien anos de Soledad, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
4)Dos, The Alchemist and The Witch of Portobello

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irena mikaric March 26, 2010 at 12:43 pm

1] Age and country : 23, Serbia
2] Favorite music etno, classical… mostly everything
3] Book you are currently reading Some Serbian writers…
4] Did you ever read any of my books? all of them that are translated to Serbian. My favourites are Alhemicar, Dnevnik jednog carobnjaka, Peta gora

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cheyeena March 26, 2010 at 11:13 am

Henry Man cini’s Safari
Out of Africa (lion zebra )
gorillas in the mist
the snows of Kilimandjaro
peace and war Leo n Tols toy
vero n ica decide morrer

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Gankhuu March 26, 2010 at 9:19 am

1) 24, Gankhuu
2) All genre
3) Trail Kafka
4) No

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Elina March 25, 2010 at 11:10 pm

47, USA
- Sara Brightman, Andrea Bochellib – like all music that resonates in my soul
- Just finished “Eleven minutes”
- “Alchemist” & “Brida” – love them…..they talk to me

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musyani March 25, 2010 at 10:05 pm

1] 35, zambia
2] salsa, rock/alternative/ reaggeton
3] dreams from my father (barack obama
4] yes…the alchemist awesome

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Yesmine March 25, 2010 at 8:01 pm

1) 16. Tunisie
2) Tous les genres de musique.
3) Nana – Emile Zola
4) Le zahir :)

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Shahin Sahraei March 25, 2010 at 10:14 am

1.22 male, Iran.
2.Every single music helping me feel excellent.
3.The complete writings of Florence Scovel Shinn for women
4.The Alchemist, Veronika decides to die

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sophie March 24, 2010 at 6:48 pm

1. Sophie. I was born in Portugal but I currently live in Finland. My parent’s name are Helena and Francisco. I’m now 21 years old.
2. Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra, Bryan Adams, Dave Mathews Band, Muddy Toes, Robbie Williams, in summary: soft rock of 70′s and 80′s, Jazz, blues and also classics.
3. Perfume, by Patrick Süskind.
4. I already read all, except “the fith mountain” and your last one, that wasn’t published yet here.

Hugs to you and all readers :):)

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Petrarque S. March 22, 2010 at 10:51 am

C’etait une bonne question.
2.”Sweet Georgia Brown”
3.”Memoires de 7 vies” Jean-Francois Deniau
4.En train de relire “Veronika decide de mourir” et “Le Manuel du Guerrier de la Lumiere”

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Geetha Ideraju March 21, 2010 at 4:47 pm

1)23, Malaysia
2)Anything that soothes my mind
3)Sleep Tight by Anne fraser
4)Yes, i have read The alchemist, veronika decides to die,The zahir, eleven minutes,and like the flowing river…

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Mark Sun March 20, 2010 at 6:52 am

1. 26, Philippines
2. songs that reflects my mood
3. The Wheel of Time Book 12 : The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
4. Yes. The Winner Stands Alone and The Fifth Mountain. Wanted to read The Alchemist but the bookstore here currently does not have any stocks. Ordering online cost too much (international shipment fee cost twice than the book itself :( )

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ellesancho April 3, 2010 at 1:58 pm

hi, I’m also from the Philippines. I think the National Bookstore always has a stock of the alchemist

Ha April 7, 2010 at 6:42 am

I agree with you that Amazone charge a fortune on shipping fee. I’m in Vietnam & I want to buy the English version of The Winner Stands Alone but I haven’t find out how to get them here in a cheaper way.

Cinthya Gomez March 19, 2010 at 6:45 pm

1) 20, Ecuador
2) todo tipo!
3) Mas grandes que el Amor;Dominique Lapierre
4) si, muchoss

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Nicki March 18, 2010 at 12:11 pm

1) 28,lebanon
2) everything and especially all genres of rock and classical
3) Trois voyages initiatiques (Christian jacq)
The genius of the beast (Howard bloom)
A Study of History (Arnold Toynbee)
4) i have read all of your books many times and waiting for the new one impatiently

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aleth March 18, 2010 at 5:40 pm

32, Manila
As long as it’s not offensive, I listen to it
Paths of Glory (Jeffreu Archer)
Yes, with a couple of re-reads

Kiki March 18, 2010 at 8:32 am

1) 27, Indonesia.
2) Anything nice; from pop to classical, from traditional to contemporary ones.
3) The God of Small Things
4) I’ve read 7 of them

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Agnes March 16, 2010 at 9:25 pm

1, 18, Hungary
2, anything which can modifie my mood but may be the favourite: savin’me from nickelback
3, -The Zahir ,
-Sin and punishment from Dosztojevszkij
4, Lots of theme

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Elena March 16, 2010 at 5:57 am

1.27, Russia
2.at this moment
3.”The Winner Stands Alone” Paulo Coelho
4.Yes

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Bianca Barela March 16, 2010 at 1:57 am

1)26 USA
2)I enjoy many different kinds of music.
3)Stolen Tomorrows, by Steven Levenkron and Abby Levenkron
4)Yes. Some multiple times.

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Ameera Safdar March 15, 2010 at 12:08 pm

21, Pkistan
Anything that compliment my mood at that time (from trance to jazz, every continent, every genre)
The Geometry Of God by Uzma Aslam Khan
YES! i treasure and cherish them everytime i need positivity in my thought process!

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Ameera Safdar March 15, 2010 at 12:02 pm

21, Pakistan
Anything that compliments that frame of mind at that specific moment
The Geometry Of God: By Uzma Aslam Khan
YES!

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Carla March 13, 2010 at 5:23 am

22, Philippines
Triphop, Indie, World Music.
To Kill a mocking bird.
Of course.I did:))

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Liam March 13, 2010 at 12:54 am

1) 24. England.
2) Anything with a good beat.
3) Futebol – The Brazilian way of Life (Alex Bellos).
4) The Alchemist – no question.

Thank you and goodbye.

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strongbondstromboli March 13, 2010 at 11:31 am

1 ageless without borders
2 universal one
3 “Merde Actually” by steven clark I never got to read the 1st one.
4 “the alchemista” was v.good “Veronika is my best one”

Asil S. March 12, 2010 at 11:56 pm

Never too late! I just saw your questions and thought i should respond :)
1] 32, Jordan- Middle East
2] Jazz, easy rock, Fairouz & eastern music
3] “Dhakirat al-jassed” or Memory in the Flesh for Ahlem Mosteghanemi
4] I read all your quotes, parts of Eleven Minutes, parts of The Pilgrimage, parts of the River Piedra…

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Anastasiya March 12, 2010 at 8:17 pm

1) 17
2) Belarus
3) Nazareth, Foreigner etc..
4) 11 minutes…. this is really beautiful book…
5) Yes, of course. And I shoul say, thank you for this marvellous books. I fell in love with the book under the name “The winner remains one
“. It helps me live

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starling_seven March 13, 2010 at 6:16 am

but my love is there for you any time of day
“what I know”

Madison March 12, 2010 at 1:53 am

18, Canada.
Indie music/anything i grew up listening to (cat stevens, neil young ect..)
Currently reading Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck.
The Alchemist is hands down my favorite book, and i’ve also read The Pilgramage and Veronika Decides to Die.

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Mohammed sameer March 9, 2010 at 10:25 am

i have read..
alchemist
brida

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Mohammed sameer March 9, 2010 at 10:24 am

1. 19 years old from india.
2. classical,all genres of rock,hiphop.
3. the winner stands alone.
4. yes,obviously!!!and i absolutely love them.

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