The alchemist
The Alchemist is the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure as extravagant as any ever found. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets of Tangiers and across the Egyptian desert to a fateful encounter with the alchemist. The story of the treasures Santiago finds along the way teaches us, as only a few stories have done, about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, learning to read the omens strewn along life'…
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- Full title :The alchemist / Paulo Coelho ; translated by Alan R. Clarke ; illustrated by James Noel Smith.
Summary
The Alchemist is the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure as extravagant as any ever found. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets of Tangiers and across the Egyptian desert to a fateful encounter with the alchemist. The story of the treasures Santiago finds along the way teaches us, as only a few stories have done, about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, learning to read the omens strewn along life's path, and, above all, following our dreams.
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- Publication Date:1998.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):HarperSan Francisco
- Place of Publication:San Francisco
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1998.
Notes
Originally published in Portuguese under the title 'O alquimista': Rio de Janeiro : Editora Rocco, 1988. Originally translated and published in English: San Francisco : HarperSanFranciso, 1993.
In slip cover.
The Physical Object
- Description:178 pages : : illustrations (some color), endp. maps ; : 22 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0060887966, 9780060887964, 0783811950, 9780783811956, 0061122416, 9780061122415, 0062502182, 9780062502186, 0062502174, 9780062502179
- oclc:ocn224943912
- LC Classification:PQ9698.13.O3546
- Dewey Decimal:869.342
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