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The best Paulo Coelho books

The top 3 according to 2 votes from people: The Alchemist · The Pilgrimage · Veronika Decides to Die. (Updated Dec 8, 2025.)

From The Alchemist to Hippie: the books by Brazil's most translated author, according to reader lists and reading guides.

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Top 15

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    The Alchemist

    1988. Santiago and the treasure of the pyramids; the place to start.

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    The Pilgrimage

    1987. His pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago.

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    Veronika Decides to Die

    1998. A reflection on life and mental health.

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    Brida

    1990. A young Irish woman seeking spiritual knowledge.

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    Eleven Minutes

    2003. A young Brazilian woman in Geneva.

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    The Zahir

    2005. A writer whose wife disappears.

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    By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

    1994. A reunion and a love story.

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    The Devil and Miss Prym

    2000. A stranger puts a village to the test.

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    The Witch of Portobello

    2006. Athena's life told by those who knew her.

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    The Fifth Mountain

    1996. The prophet Elijah.

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    Aleph

    2010. A journey on the Trans-Siberian railway.

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    Manuscript Found in Accra

    2012. Teachings on the eve of a battle.

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    The Winner Stands Alone

    2008. A thriller at the Cannes Film Festival.

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    Hippie

    2018. His youth on the 1970s hippie trail.

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    The Spy

    2016. The life of Mata Hari.

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