Brazilian novelist urges fans to donate books to Balochistan
Paulo Coelho de Souza, a Brazilian lyricist and novelist, best known for his novel The Alchemist, has urged his fans and followers to donate books to Balochistan.
Taking to Twitter, the novelist shared a report of a local news channel of how reading rooms are being built in Balochistan Pakistan.
"Send books to Balochistan, they’re building reading rooms," he wrote.
https://twitter.com/paulocoelho/status/1295410958018519040
Soon after his tweet, many Pakistani fans praised the novelist for his great move.
Following are some of the reaction of people on twitter:
@paulocoelho
— Habib (@Habib_Baloch) August 17, 2020
The people of Balochistan love you and love to read your books. Collection of your books in Nokkundi library Balochistan pic.twitter.com/jMJzpxkYl8
Thank you so much Paulo! You have made our day 🙏 ✨
— Sikander Bizenjo (@sikanderbizenjo) August 17, 2020
Accept my gratitude and respect from Balochistan.
— Abdul Qahar Yasinzai (@AYasinzaiMD) August 17, 2020
Thank you for your moral support. đź“š
We are part of the same country - no need to thank- it’s our duty to help our children in Baluchistan - Pakistan Zindabad 🇵🇰
— Faiza Irfan (@IrfanFaiza1019) August 17, 2020
Oh my!!!! ❤️ @LibraryWadh @BYACBalochistan So proud of you all!! https://t.co/3bqH9Yxe3I
— Banari Mengal (@BanariMengal) August 17, 2020
Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian author. When Coelho was 38 years old, he had a spiritual awakening in Spain and wrote about it in his first book, The Pilgrimage. It was his second book, The Alchemist, which made him famous. He’s sold 35 million copies and now writes about one book every two years.