| Author | Paulo Coelho |
|---|---|
| Original title | O Alquimista |
| Genre | Quest, adventure, fantasy |
| Publisher | HarperTorch (English translation) |
| Publication date | 1988 |
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The Alchemist is a novel by the Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho first published in 1988. Originally written in Portuguese, it became an international success and has been translated into some 70 languages as of 2016. An allegorical novel, The Alchemist follows a young man, an Andalusian shepherd on his trip to the pyramids of Egypt, after having a recurring dream of finding treasures there.
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Through the years there have been theatrical filming and adaptations of the work and musical interpretations of it.
Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom, and wonder in an inspiring story of self-discovery, The Alchemist has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around the world and transforming the lives of countless readers of different generations.
Paulo Coelho’s masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure. Your search will take you to very different riches and much more satisfying than you ever imagined. The trip to Santiago teaches us about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, recognizing opportunities, learning to read the omens scattered throughout life, and, most importantly, following our dreams.
About the author Paulo Coelho
Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1947, he soon discovered his vocation for writing. He worked as a director, theater actor, composer, and journalist. His collaboration with Brazilian composer and singer Raúl Seixas gave some of the best classical rock songs in Brazil. In 1986, a special meeting led him to make the pilgrimage to Santiago Compostela (in Spain). The Camino de Santiago was not just a common pilgrimage but a turning point in its existence. A year later, he wrote ‘The Pilgrimage’, an autobiographical novel that is considered the beginning of his career.
In the following year, COELHO published ‘The Alchemist’. The slow initial sales convinced his first editor to abandon the novel, but it became one of the best-selling Brazilian books of all time.
Other titles include ‘Brida’ (1990), ‘The Valkyries’ (1992), ‘By the River Stone I Sat Down and Wept’ (1994), the collection of his best columns published in the Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo entitled ‘Maktub’ (1994), the compilation of texts’ Frases’ (1995), ‘La Quinta Montaña’ (1996), ‘Manual of a Warrior of Light’ (1997), ‘Veronika decides to die’ (1998), ‘ The Devil and Miss Prym ‘(2000), the compilation of traditional stories in’ Stories for Parents, Children and Grandchildren ‘(2001),’ Eleven Minutes ‘(2003),’ The Zahir ‘(2005),’ Like the Flowing River ” (2006), ‘The Witch of Portobello’ (2006), ‘The winner is left alone’ (2008), ‘Aleph’ (2010), ‘Manuscript found in Accra’ (2012) and ‘Adultery’ (2014).
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