“First bought, then burned,” wrote Paulo Coelho in his account in Twitter platform, commenting on a video in which a couple of Jair Bolsonaro supporters ripping and burning a book by Brazilian writer.
“And the guy’s mustache [vocabulário informal usado no Brasil para descrever pessoas do sexo masculino] he does not allow to hide the origin of the idea “, he added, in a historical allusion to the figure of Adolf Hitler.
No. First they bought it, then they burned it. And the guy’s mustache doesn’t hide the idea’s origin … https://t.co/AYZ9V3dzKW
– Paulo Coelho (@paulocoelho) September 29, 2020
Videos of people burning successful books by the Brazilian author, such as The Alchemist, published in 1988 and with more than 150 million copies sold in 70 languages, has proliferated in recent days among the followers of the Brazilian president.
In almost all videos, Paulo Coelho is accused of being “communist”, “socialist” and “anti-patriotic”, and is invited to live “in Cuba or Venezuela” due to his critical stance on the Bolsonaro government.
Paulo Coelho laughs at his mansion because the money from the sale of the book has already fallen into his pocket a long time ago! https://t.co/uwHx873t60
– Mari (@maristrassximr) September 29, 2020
Paulo Coelho noted in another message on Twitter: “The burning of books refers to ritual destruction by fire and generally comes from cultural, religious or political opposition to the materials in question. The burning of books by the Nazi regime on May 10, 1933 is the most famous in history. “
Book burning:ritual destruction by fire of books,and usually proceeds from a cultural, religious, or political opposition to the materials in question.
Below: Hitler supporters, May 1933
MY 2 PREVIOUS POSTS: Bolsonaro supporters, Sept 2020 pic.twitter.com/i09ulhz8MS– Paulo Coelho (@paulocoelho) September 29, 2020
Paulo Coelho was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1947 and has lived in Geneva (Switzerland) for years, where he has already established his residence.
Since 1982, when Hell Archives, his first book, was published, the writer wrote about 20 titles.
In 2002, Paulo Coelho was named a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and since mid-2018, when there was a feeling that the elections of that year would be won by Jair Bolsonaro, that the writer is against the advancement of extreme right movements in Brazil and in the world.
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