Name: The Alchemist
Price: 209.00 ZAR
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Author: Paulo Coelho
ISBN: 9780007155668

Type

Physical Book

Author

Paulo Coelho

Publisher

HarperCollins

Synopsis "The Alchemist "

Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever. This is such a book – a magical fable about learning to listen to your heart, read the omens strewn along life’s path and, above, all follow your dreams.This is the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who dreams of travelling the world in search of a worldly treasure as fabulous as any ever found. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets of Tangiers, and from there into the Egyptian desert, where a fateful encounter with the alchemist awaits himWith Paulo’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

Paulo Coelho

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Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1947, he worked as a director and playwright, journalist, and composer before dedicating himself to books. Since the publication of his first book, The Pilgrimage (Diary of a Magus), more than 320 million copies of his novels have been sold worldwide. Among his greatest successes is The Alchemist, considered the best-selling Brazilian book of all time. It has been published in 170 countries and translated into 83 languages. Coelho has received notable international honors, such as the Crystal Award from the World Economic Forum, the prestigious Chevalier de l’Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur from the French government, and the Gold Medal of Galicia. Since 2002, he has been a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, and since 2007, he has served as a United Nations Messenger of Peace.

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