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The Alchemist

by Alan R. Clarke, Paulo Coelho
The Alchemist
The Alchemist

Unveils the power of following your dreams.

This book is a transformative journey that will inspire you to embrace the unknown and follow your heart's desires. Through the story of Santiago, a shepherd boy on a quest for a hidden treasure, The Alchemist will captivate your imagination and make you question the true nature of success and happiness. Coelho's beautiful prose and spiritual insights will leave you feeling empowered and motivated to pursue your dreams, no matter how impossible they may seem. Get ready to embark on a soul-stirring adventure that will stay with you long after you turn the last page.

  • NBDB National Book Awards Nominee for Translation (2015)
  • Grand Prix des lectrices de Elle for roman (1995)
  • Premio Grinzane Cavour for Narrativa Straniera (1996)
  • Corine Internationaler Buchpreis for Belletristik (2002)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Alchemist

by Alan R. Clarke, Paulo Coelho
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ISBN: 9788172234980
Authors: Alan R. Clarke, Paulo Coelho
Publisher: October 17, 2009
Date of Publication: 2009-10-17
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Fantasy
Related Topics: Philosophy, Classics
Goodreads rating: 3.91
(rated by 3132062 readers)

Description

Like the one-time bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull, The Alchemist presents a simple fable, based on simple truths and places it in a highly unique situation. Brazilian storyteller Paulo Coehlo introduces Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who one night dreams of a distant treasure in the Egyptian pyramids. Along the way, he meets many spiritual messengers, who come in unassuming forms such as a camel driver and a well-read Englishman. In one of the Englishman's books, Santiago first learns about the alchemists--men who believed that if a metal were heated for many years, it would free itself of all its individual properties, and what was left would be the "Soul of the World." He eventually meets an alchemist, and the ensuing student-teacher relationship clarifies much of the boy's misguided agenda, while also emboldening him to stay true to his dreams. "My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy confides to the alchemist one night as they look up at a moonless night. "Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself," the alchemist replies. "And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity."
 

Unveils the power of following your dreams.

This book is a transformative journey that will inspire you to embrace the unknown and follow your heart's desires. Through the story of Santiago, a shepherd boy on a quest for a hidden treasure, The Alchemist will captivate your imagination and make you question the true nature of success and happiness. Coelho's beautiful prose and spiritual insights will leave you feeling empowered and motivated to pursue your dreams, no matter how impossible they may seem. Get ready to embark on a soul-stirring adventure that will stay with you long after you turn the last page.

  • NBDB National Book Awards Nominee for Translation (2015)
  • Grand Prix des lectrices de Elle for roman (1995)
  • Premio Grinzane Cavour for Narrativa Straniera (1996)
  • Corine Internationaler Buchpreis for Belletristik (2002)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.