As a last resort, the writer is ready to publish his Farsi-translated novels on the Internet for free.
Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Way of Life banned Paulo Coelho’s bookswithout explaining the reasons for his decision. For the entire creative biography of Coelho, more than 300 million of his books have been sold in 150 countries. “Alchemist” still enjoys incredible popularity.
The writer hopes that the “misunderstanding” with the banning of his book will be clarified in a week and hopes for the help of the Brazilian government in this direction. As a last resort, the writer is ready to publish his Farsi-translated novels on the Internet for free. But Coelho’s publisher in Iran has announced that the ministry has banned “any more books by Paulo Coelho from being sold in Iran.” According to observers, the banning of the writer’s books has a political rather than a religious motive. For 12 years more than 6 million of his books have been sold in Iran.
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