A Warrior's Life Part 9

Paulo and Cissa leave the altar of St Joseph's Church, Rio de Janeiro, as man and wife, 2 July 1976.

Paulo on his visit to London in 1976.

Paulo and Christina in January 1980.

Paulo and Christina bought this Mercedes-Benz from the Indian emba.s.sy in Budapest for their European trip in 1982 after having struggled in their previous car, a Citroen 2CV.

Paulo's visit to Dachau concentration camp in 1982 saw his birth as an author.

Nandor Glid's bronze memorial at the camp.

The cover of Arquivos do Inferno Arquivos do Inferno featured Paulo with Christina and his old Crowleyite colleague Stella, 1982. The preface was by 'Andy Wharol', who never read the book. featured Paulo with Christina and his old Crowleyite colleague Stella, 1982. The preface was by 'Andy Wharol', who never read the book.

Bela Lugosi on the cover of Manual Pratico do Vampirismo Manual Pratico do Vampirismo, 1985. Though credited as the main author, Paulo didn't write a single word and persuaded a friend to produce his chapters.

Paulo asked the I Ching in 1988 how to ensure 100,000 sales of The Alchemist The Alchemist. The oracle replied, 'The great man brings good luck.'

Paulo in Egypt in 1987. The trip would provide inspiration for The Alchemist The Alchemist.

Paulo and Christina in the Mojave desert in 1988, where they practised the spiritual exercises of St Ignatius Loyola.

Paulo cemented an image of Our Lady of Aparecida in a grotto in Glorieta Canyon, New Mexico, writing a message in the wet mortar beneath it. The image was subsequently stolen.

The cartoon that appeared in Jornal do Brasil Jornal do Brasil, 1993. According to the accompanying article, putting books by Paulo on the school curriculum would make students more stupid.

Jacques Chirac congratulates Paulo at the Paris Expo convention centre in 1998, after he had been ignored by the official Brazilian delegation. Brazilian First Lady Ruth Cardoso looks on.

Paulo takes a photo of himself in the hotel bathroom, wearing the Legion d'Honneur with which he has just been decorated by the French president in 1999.

Paulo is received by Pope John Paul II in the Vatican, 1998.

Monica Antunes, Paulo's literary agent, with Paulo and friends in Dubai.

Paulo and Christina in Prague in 2005 with their gift to the Infant Jesus of a gold-embroidered cloak, fulfilling a promise Paulo made three decades earlier.

Paulo signing books in Cairo, 2005. Egypt is the world's leading producer of pirate editions of his books.

In 2002 Paulo was chosen as one of the forty lifetime members of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. He is pictured here with four of his fellow 'immortals'.

Paulo, Marisa Leticia (First Lady of Brazil), Christina and President Lula (left to right) at a state banquet in the president's honour at Buckingham Palace, 2006.

Paulo meeting Vladimir Putin.

Fulfilling an old dream: Paulo pauses during his journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway, 2007.

The Sunday Times Sunday Times journalist Christina Lamb, the inspiration for the character of Esther in journalist Christina Lamb, the inspiration for the character of Esther in The Zahir The Zahir.

The pamphlet commemorating 100 million books sold.