Author

Contributions

  • Alan R. Clarke - Translator
  • Alan R. Clarke (Translator) - Contributor

Publication

2006 - HarperSanFrancisco

Language

English

Translation of: O Alquimista

Word Count

37,200 words, Based on audiobook length

Page Count

208 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCPQ9698.13.O3546 A4513 1998

Description

The Alchemist details the journey of a young Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago. Santiago, believing a recurring dream to be prophetic, decides to travel to the pyramids of Egypt to find treasure. On the way, he encounters love, danger, opportunity and disaster. One of the significant characters that he meets is an old king named Melchizedek who tells him that "When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." This is the core philosophy and motif of the book.

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