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Paulo Coelho's enchanting novel has inspired a devoted following around the world. This story, dazzling in its powerful simplicity and inspiring wisdom, is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself

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Born in Brazil, Paulo Coelho started his career as a lyricist and theatre director and later left it to become an author. Paulo has written and published over 30 books and is also an avid blogger. He is active on numerous other social media platforms. Paulo Coelho was named the Messenger of Peace of the United Nations in 2007 and has bagged numerous prestigious awards like the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum, The Honorable Award of the President of the Republic by the President of Bulgaria and so on.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 8172234988
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper; Later Printing edition (17 October 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 172 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9788172234980
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8172234980
Reading age ‏ : ‎ Customer suggested age: 13 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 80 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.9 x 1.5 x 19.8 cm
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ United Kingdom
Net Quantity ‏ : ‎ 1.00 count
Generic Name ‏ : ‎ The Alchemist 12.9 x 1.5 x 19.8 cm

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Paulo Coelho is the author of "The Alchemist", he was born in 1947 in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Being the author of 30 books that have sold over 320 million copies in 170 countries, he has become one of the most widely read authors in the world today. Paulo Coelho has been a United Nations Messenger of Peace since 2007 and this has allowed him to continue to promote intercultural dialogue and to focus on the needs of children. He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and the recipient of over 115 awards and honours, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the Grinzane Cavour Book Award and the Chevalier de l’Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur, to name a few.

Other titles include “The Pilgrimage”, “Brida”, "The Supreme Gift", “The Valkyries”, “By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept”, “Maktub”, “The Fifth Mountain”, “Manual of the Warrior of Light”, “Veronika Decides to Die”, “The Devil and Miss Prym”, “Stories for Parents, Children and Grandchildren”, “Eleven Minutes”, “The Zahir”, “Like the Flowing River”, “The Witch of Portobello”, “The Winner Stands Alone”, “Aleph”, “Manuscript Found in Accra”, “Adultery”, “The Spy”, “Hippie”. Also “Journey” guided journal.

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Hardik

Small but amazing

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 5 January 2023

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I was searching for a short book cuz reading long one's makes me tired and sucks up all my motivation to read them. This was a perfect one for that reason. The story is subtle and knowledgefull. It never bores us.
Overall a great one. Must try!

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 28 January 2023

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Everyone should read it atleast once.
The philosophy is just outstanding.
So many life lessons in form of fiction.
Loved it

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 25 January 2023

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It's an outstanding book

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 11 January 2023

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Everytime you read this book - it gives new possibilities and takes you places from where you're stuck

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 15 January 2023

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You will love it. Very nice binding. Very rich quality product

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shivarajavate

Treasure for life

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 15 January 2023

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Keeping it has a treasure for my entire life,

Nice take on the concept of universe and how we are connected with it,

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Chitra Sharma

Great book

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Sahil Siddiqui

The Best fiction ever.

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The Alchemist has become more of a journey than a book for me. The best advice in my life that I have taken thoughtfully is to read. Because reading makes your brain thinkable in very intricate situations and gives you different slants. Thank you, Faisal Bhai, for the vital counsel of perusal.

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Martin @B2BTechMark

A good enough story, but relies on a certain existing mindset

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 19 September 2018

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So, people say this book has changed their lives. I'm sure it has. Not me, though, because it needs to lock-in to a very specific pre-existing sense of theism/spirituality which I don't have. If you don't believe in a benevolent higher power, this book just doesn't really work as anything other than a tale. I suppose there are some general takeaways to be had, but I really disagree with the somewhat fatalistic aspects, which are often slightly contradictory. This might set people on a very enthusiastic "wish and wait for what I want" path, or "go with the flow". Maybe I've completely missed the point, as I read it over the space of an evening. I did highlight a couple of things in the book, which I often do, so I suppose there are some general insights that aren't directly related to certain beliefs. I imaging this would resonate with people who believe in the "law of attraction" - e.g. the universe is a materialists shopping catalog, existing only to wait for your order for a new car, house, wife/husband, job, etc. However, if you are a non-materialistic critical thinker and atheist (not necessarily nihilist), you may find some of this quite ridiculous. The idea that if you want something, the whole universe will "conspire" to get it for you is nonsense. If I will the end of the universe, is that going to happen? No. If I wish the opposite of what you wish, how will that conflict be resolved?

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Hayley F

If you read these kinds of books to find answers... you won't find it here.

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I finished this book in two days... long story short. Boy is looking for treasure.. he goes from point A to point B to point C, D and E in search for it. The treausre was at point A then he goes back to point D to find the girl he fell in love with. The End.

I had to search on Google to see what the message was in this book and there really isn't much to it... luckily I didn't spend too long reading this one. I know how annoying it is spending a long time reading a book and you're none the wiser after finishing it.

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Be Inspired to Follow Your Dreams by An Adventure Story Unlike Any Other

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Category: Fantasy, Inspirational

Synopsis: Santiago the shepherd boy has a recurring dream about a treasure awaiting him at the Pyramids of Egypt. Leaving his flock and the life he knows behind, he sets out on an adventure to seek out this mysterious treasure. However, the people he meets along the way will teach him lessons far more valuable than any wealth or riches. The Alchemist is an inspirational tale about following your dreams.

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Often I will skip through author introductions, but I am so glad that I read Paulo Coelho’s introduction to The Alchemist. It was amazing to hear how the book has journeyed from selling only one copy in its first month to becoming the most translated book in the world! Such a story of perseverance enhances the message of optimism and following your dreams. In the introduction, it is clear that Coelho has a very special way of viewing the world and I knew that I was going to be inspired.

Even if my neighbour doesn’t understand my religion or understand my politics, he can understand my story. If he can understand my story, then he’s never too far from me.

Inspiration

Everyone will find an inspirational message in The Alchemist that speaks to them on some level. For me, this was the fable told by the alchemist about a boy who goes on a pilgrimage to visit a wealthy man who knows the secret of happiness. When he arrives, he is given a spoon with three drops of oil and tells him to walk around the palace grounds. However, the boy is so intent on not spilling the oil that he does not enjoy the magnificent opulence and views of the palace.

The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.

However, as the book progressed I started to find the philosophical messages a little heavy-handed. Though beautifully written and poignant, they began to interfere with the flow of the story for me. There are certainly elements of a self-help book in The Alchemist so I would suggest reading it if you are specifically looking to be inspired, rather than simply getting lost in a story for fiction’s sake.

Plot

I expected The Alchemist to be a bit obscure and an intellectually challenging read. In fact, I found reading it a relaxing experience. Although it often waxes philosophical, the story is easy to follow and absorb. It gave me a warm, comforting feeling, so perhaps would be a wonderful read when in need of a bit of a pick-me-up. I particularly liked the ending, which was unexpected yet satisfyingly complete.

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The variety of people Santiago meets on his quest makes the novel feel almost like a collection of stories coming together to form the whole. Nevertheless, it is definitely a plot-centric book, with the characters existing mainly to further the plot and Coelho’s wider message. There is a deep sadness in how Santiago meets so many people who have settled in unfulfilled lives and given up on their dreams.

The Alchemist is a beautifully written story that has a timeless, mythical quality. It is easy to see how it has captivated people around the world; the book would be a perfect companion for anyone looking to change their outlook on life and reach for their dreams.

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You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it is better to listen to what it has to say.

Read if: you would like to be inspired to follow your dreams by an adventure story unlike any other.

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Nicholas Lowe

Engaging read, worth reading more than once, excellent shelf copy if you like that sort of thing

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 13 July 2018

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I picked up a copy of this book because my students were reading it for their English class and I like to throw them off by slipping literary references into Algebra class. I figured it was a short book, it wouldn't take along time, and it would give me a sense for what they were learning in their other classes (and maybe spark some cross-curricular ideas!)

Oh man, was that a mistake. It didn't do any of those things (and apparently kids these days don't actually read their summer reading, what a shame). Instead, I fell deeply in love with this book and have read it three times in the last two years. It's the kind of book that works on more than one level - you have your hero who goes on an adventure, learning from a wise mentor, hitting roadblocks, coming to know himself and the world around him before realizing that his true treasure was in himself all along, and if that's all you get out of the book, then that's fine, but there's more going on here.

The difficulty of the book is figuring out what that more is. The book constantly suggests and hints at lessons that seem at once a comment on ethics and metaphysics, history and anthropology, post-colonialist critique and folk fairy tale. Biblical allusions abound next to Islamic lessons on the nature of God while institutions and mysticism are equally likely to be evoked and revoked. There's always the sense as you read that there is something lingering under the surface, but the minute that you try to grab it (or write it in a review) it seems to disappear.

That seems to be the point of the book, that the message is clear if you read it without trying to grab it. Hold it loosely and it comes easily, try to describe it and it flits away. The book is allusive; it works on you without seeming to, and at the end you're left both satisfied as the adventure concludes and also wanting more, or perhaps wanting to do more. Perhaps that's why I like this book so much - it doesn't yield its secrets easily, or perhaps it yields it too easily, and you finish wondering where your heart and your treasure lie and what your personal legend might be. I imagine that this book might say more about its reader than its text: when you know your own heart and your own journey well enough, perhaps this will only remain a passing, although enjoyable fairy tale.

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Derick Parsons

Terrible

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 11 May 2019

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What a load of crap. Silly but, worse, it was also boring. I soon tired of the drivel about the soul of the world, and the mindless optimism of the story. Almost everyone has a dream and almost everyone fails to achieve it. And no, the universe doesn’t conspire to help you succeed: the opposite, if anything. Garbage.

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