SAO PAULO—Kobe Bryant and Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho were working together on a children’s book, but the author of “The Alchemist” said he deleted the draft after Bryant’s death in a helicopter crash. Within hours of hearing of Bryant’s death Sunday, Coelho announced that he would delete the draft, rather than finish without the 41-year-old five-time NBA champion. “I deleted the draft because it didn’t make any sense to publish without him,” Coelho said by phone on Monday from his home in Geneva. “Kobe was always very concerned about making a book that was a positive example for children, especially those coming from humble beginnings,” Coelho said. The book project was very casual.

Source: thestar January 28, 2020 15:22 UTC