Paulo Coelho The Alchemist Book Review
Paulo coelho s enchanting novel has inspired a devoted following around the world.
Paulo coelho the alchemist book review. The alchemist by paulo coelho. The story is about a youth empowered to follow his dream. The alchemist by paulo coelho. Coelho calls it seeking one s personal legend.
The alchemist by paulo coelho new york. The alchemist didn t exactly sell well at the start but well he wrote in his book that and when you want something all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. Following diary of a magus 1992 not reviewed came this book published in brazil in 1988. This story dazzling in its powerful simplicity and soul stirring wisdom is about an andalusian shepherd boy named santiago who travels from his homeland in spain to the egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried near the pyramids.
Coelho is a brazilian writer with four books to his credit. My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer the boy told the alchemist one night as they looked up at the moonless sky. I am not an avid reader but of late i have been trying to read more books than i did before. Paulo coelho s charming fable now available in english for the first time will enchant and inspire an even wider audience of readers for generations to come.
And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams. Comments by bob corbett november 2009. In conclusion paulo coelho s the alchemist is a soul refreshing book that dishes out a multitude of life lessons in one go. The alchemist by paulo coehlo review amidst swindlers tribe wars and endless sand santiago finds his one true love learns alchemy and the language of his heart and of course fights to reach.
Oct 5 2017 3 min read. Santiago is an andalusian shepherd boy who learns through a dream of a treasure in the egyptian pyramids. Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. 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.
This book can be a great recommendation for the people who are trying to find their way in life. Harper collins publishers 1993 isbn 0 06 250218 2 paper 174 pages. This is a lovely book tender but profound. It s an interdenominational transcendental inspirational fable in other words a bag of wind.
I think for me. From his home in spain he journeys to the markets of tangiers and across the egyptian desert to a fateful encounter with the alchemist.