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a city police station.
c. Naturally, I ............. the tale a little to make it more interesting.
d The company conducted its own internal ................... into
the robbery.
e. The exhibition is ................ huge crowds.
B. The following sentences depict some of the important events
in Paulo Coelho's life. Put them in chronological order.
a. He travelled to Santiago de Compostela which inspired him to
write The Pilgrimage.
b. He was enrolled in a law school.
c. He got married to the artist, Christina Oiticica.
d. He stayed in a mental hospital.
e. Coelho established the Paulo Coelho Institute.
f. He left school and lived the life of a hippie.
g. Coelho wanted to become a writer.
h. Coelho wrote the allegorical novel The Alchemist.
C. Answer the following questions.
a. Why did Coelho's parents discourage him from becoming a
writer?
b. What changed Coelho's life in a significant way?
c. Why is The Alchemist special?
d. What are most of his books about?
e. Write two evidences that prove Coelho is an international
author.
f. What are the criticisms of his writing?
g. Write the names of two books which focus on Coelho's travels.
D. Which of Paulo Coelho's books would you most like to read?
Give reasons for your choice.
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