The Alchemist

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.

subjects: Translations into Indonesian,  Voyages and travels,  Fiction,  Portuguese Fiction,  Self-realization,  Alchemists,  Young men,  Shepherds,  New York Times bestseller,  nyt:trade_fiction_paperback=2008-01-05,  nyt:trade_fiction_paperback=2007-12-02,  Fiction, visionary & metaphysical,  Spain, fiction,  FICTION / Literary,  BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spirituality / General,  BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Inspiration & Personal Growth,  Fables,  Translations from English,  Thai fiction,  French language,  Reading materials,  Russian language edition,  Powieść brazylijska,  Tłumaczenia polskie,  Comics & graphic novels, general,  Mexican literature,  Alquimia,  Novela,  Pastores,  Andalucía (España),  Alquimistas,  Large type books,  Fiction, fantasy, general,  Alchemy,  Quests (Expeditions),  Literary,  BODY, MIND & SPIRIT,  Spirituality,  General,  Inspiration & Personal Growth,  Expeditions,  Parodies, imitations,  Comic books, strips,  Graphic novels,  Translations into Russian,  Literature,  Ficción,  Reading Level-Grade 11,  Reading Level-Grade 10,  Reading Level-Grade 12

People: Paulo Coelho,  Daniel Sampere,  Derek Ruiz,  Sea Lion Books,  HarperCollins

Places: Spain,  Saara Desert,  Andalusia,  Andalusia (Spain)