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The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream Book

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. And though we may sense a bestselling formula, it is certainly not a new one: even the ancient tribal storytellers knew that this is the most successful method of entertaining an audience while slipping in a lesson or two. Brazilian storyteller Paulo Coehlo introduces Santiago, an Andalucian shepherd boy who one night dreams of a distant treasure in the Egyptian pyramids. And so he's off: leaving Spain to literally follow his dream. 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." Of course he does eventually meet 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."Read More

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  • Amazon

    Presents the story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy, who dreams of travelling the world in search of a worldly treasure as fabulous as any ever found. From his home in Spain, he journeys to the markets of Tangiers, and from there into the Egyptian desert, where a fateful encounter with the alchemist awaits him.

  • Play

    A global phenomenon The Alchemist has been read and loved by over 62 million readers topping bestseller lists in 74 countries worldwide. Now this magical fable is beautifully repackaged in an edition that lovers of Paulo Coelho will want to treasure forever. Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever. This is such a book -- a beautiful parable about learning to listen to your heart read the omens strewn along life's path and above all follow your dreams. Santiago a young shepherd living in the hills of Andalucia feels that there is more to life than his humble home and his flock. One day he finds the courage to follow his dreams into distant lands each step galvanised by the knowledge that he is following the right path: his own. The people he meets along the way the things he sees and the wisdom he learns are life-changing. With Paulo Coelho's visionary blend of spirituality magical realism and folklore The Alchemist is a story with the power to inspire nations and change people's lives.

  • Foyles

    A global phenomenon, The Alchemist has been read and loved by over 62 million readers, topping bestseller lists in 74 countries worldwide. Now this magical fable is beautifully repackaged in an edition that lovers of Paulo Coelho will want to treasure forever. Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever. This is such a book - a beautiful parable about learning to listen to your heart, read the omens strewn along life's path and, above all, follow your dreams. Santiago, a young shepherd living in the hills of Andalucia, feels that there is more to life than his humble home and his flock. One day he finds the courage to follow his dreams into distant lands, each step galvanised by the knowledge that he is following the right path: his own. The people he meets along the way, the things he sees and the wisdom he learns are life-changing. With Paulo Coelho's visionary blend of spirituality, magical realism and folklore, The Alchemist is a story with the power to inspire nations and change people's lives.

  • TheBookPeople

    Having sold over 30 million copies worldwide, The Alchemist is the enormous hit from poetic Brazilian author Paulo Coelho. An incredibly uplifting and gratifying tale that has the ability to inspire and instill belief in even the most sceptical reader, this story of a young shepherd?s travels has won much acclaim. Santiago is the Andalucian with a head full of hope, who goes about literally making his dreams a reality, encountering many characters along the way. A highly evocative novel that touches the reader's soul and has gained praise from the likes of Will Smith and Jorge Garcia.

  • BookDepository

    The Alchemist : Paperback : HarperCollins Publishers : 9780722532935 : : 12 Jan 2011 : A global phenomenon, The Alchemist has been read and loved by over 62 million readers, topping bestseller lists in 74 countries worldwide. Now this magical fable is beautifully repackaged in an edition that lovers of Paulo Coelho will want to treasure forever.

  • ASDA

    'The Alchemist' is a global phenomenon selling over 30 million copies worldwide. This exciting new edition includes exclusive content such as a new forward to the book by the author an interview with Paulo Coelho and much more providing an in-depth look at this much-loved title.

  • 0722532938
  • 9780722532935
  • Paulo Coelho
  • 2 May 2006
  • HarperCollins
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 208
  • New edition (Reissue)
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