ISBN |
9780062884107 (hardback) |
9780061122415 (paperback) |
Name |
Coelho, Paulo author. |
Uniform title |
Alquimista. English |
Title |
The alchemist / Paulo Coelho ; translated by Alan R. Clarke. |
Edition |
25th anniversary edition. |
Published |
London : Harper One, 2018. |
[2006] |
©1992 |
Description |
x, 182 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
Notes |
Originally published in Portuguese as O Alquimista. Brazil : Editora Rocco Ltd., 1988. |
English edition first published in 1993. |
"30th anniversary edition"--Dust jacket. |
Summary |
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. |
Language note |
Translated from the Portuguese. |
Subjects |
Young men -- Fiction |
Shepherds -- Fiction |
Alchemists -- Fiction |
Alchemy -- Fiction |
Quests (Expeditions) -- Fiction |
Self-realization -- Fiction |
Andalusia (Spain) -- Fiction |
Genre |
Magic realist fiction |
Other Names |
Clarke, Alan (Alan R.) translator. |
Reservations Queue |
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