question: Paulo Coelho is best known for the widely translated novel published in what year?
answer: 1988
context: Title: Adultery (novel)
  Passage: Adultery ("Adultério" in Portuguese) is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho.  It is the sixteenth major book by Coelho, and touches on the theme of adultery.  The Portuguese edition of "Adultery" was released on April 10, 2014.  The (American) English edition is published by Knopf and along with the Spanish edition was published on August 19, 2014.
  Title: The Gaze of the Gazelle
  Passage: The Gaze of the Gazelle is the memoir by the Persian author Arash Hejazi.  This is the fourth of Hejazi's full-length novels. "The Gaze of The Gazelle" focuses on the political and social situation of Iran from Iranian Revolution (January 1978) until 2009–2010 Iranian election protests.  The preface of this novel has been written by Paulo Coelho.  The memoir was translated to German, Italian and Swedish.
  Title: The Alchemist (novel)
  Passage: The Alchemist (Portuguese: "O Alquimista" ) is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho which was first published in 1988.  Originally written in Portuguese, it became an international bestseller translated into some 70 languages as of 2016.  An allegorical novel, "The Alchemist" follows a young Andalusian shepherd in his journey to Egypt, after having a recurring dream of finding treasure there.
  Title: Paulo Coelho
  Passage: Paulo Coelho de Souza ( , , , ] ; born August 24, 1947) is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist and the recipient of numerous international awards.  He is best known for his widely translated novel "The Alchemist".  He is the writer with the highest number of social media followers reaching over 29.5 million fans through his Facebook page and 12.2 million followers on Twitter .  A keen user of electronic media, in 2014 he uploaded his personal papers online to create a virtual Paulo Coelho Foundation.
  Title: The Questionnaire (novel by Gruša)
  Passage: The Questionnaire is the second novel of Czech writer and politician Jiří Gruša.  It was originally published in his homeland in 1978, and the English translation followed in 1982.  Shortly after its limited release, typed by hand, Gruša was imprisoned on the charge of 'initiating disorder'.  Following widespread protest and media attention, Gruša was released after serving two months in prison.  It is Gruša's most well-known and most widely translated novel.
  Title: Manuscript Found in Accra
  Passage: Manuscript Found in Accra is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho.  The action is placed in 1099 in Jerusalem while the city awaits the invasion of the crusaders.  Inside the city’s walls, men and women gathered to hear the wise words of a mysterious Greek man– known as the Copt.  The people begin with questions about their fears, true enemies, defeat and struggle; they contemplate the will to change, and the virtues of loyalty and solitude; and ultimately turn to questions of beauty, sex and elegance, love.
  Title: Deepa Gahlot
  Passage: Deepa Gahlot is a theater and film critic, book author, and scriptwriter.  She has written several books on cinema, translated several plays (by Manav Kaul and Paresh Mokashi) into English and adapted Paulo Coelho's novel "The Alchemist" for the stage.  Additionally, she has written-directed a few documentary films and radio shows, and has edited the journals of NFDC and WICA.  She is presently the head of programming (theatre & film) at the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA).
  Title: The Devil and Miss Prym
  Passage: The Devil and Miss Prym (Portuguese: "O Demônio e a Srta.  Prym" ) is a novel by Paulo Coelho first published in Brazil in 2000.
  Title: The Winner Stands Alone
  Passage: The Winner Stands Alone is a novel by Paulo Coelho, first published in 2008.  The book was first published in Portuguese under the title "O Vencedor está Só".  It is the thirteenth major book by Coelho.
  Title: Angosta
  Passage: "Angosta" is a novel written by the Colombian author Héctor Abad Faciolince, published in 2003 by Seix Barral (Spain).  "Angosta" has been translated into Chinese as 深谷幽城 in 2005.  The four Chinese characters mean, respectively: deep, valley, faint or dim, and castle, so an attempt to a translation would be "The deep valley and the dim castle".  This translation received the prize for the best translated novel of the year in China.  The novel was also translated into French by J.C. Lattès Publishing House in 2010.
citations: Paulo Coelho The Alchemist (novel)