The Alchemist

Rating: 3 (132 votes)

Tags: Set in Spain Set in Morocco Set in Egypt Male author

Description:

"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." Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams." Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever. The Alchemist is such a book. With over a million and a half copies sold around the world, The Alchemist has already established itself as a modern classic, universally admired. 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. 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.

Reviews:

Chelsea Rob (1 year ago)	17 Mar, 2024 great book
Cami BUR (1 year ago)	14 Aug, 2024 one of my favourites :)
Tom Genovese (11 months ago)	09 Nov, 2024 Thought provoking
Kelly0102 (6 months ago)	21 Mar, 2025 I was thoroughly unimpressed by this novel. It was rather obvious in it’s conclusion and too cliche in its plot. For my tastes it was also a bit too light and fluffy. It may be better suited to YA readers.
Urbina28 (5 months ago)	15 Apr, 2025 audiobook [edit] I get why it is so popular. I'm not a religious person, but I like to think I'm logically spiritual, and this book caught me in the feels in so many ways. Find your personal legend, commit to it, and the world will conspire in your favor ....that is beautiful. So many amazing themes covered. Worth every and all the stars.
DAN THOMPSON (4 months ago)	02 Jun, 2025 better than celestine prophesies, way worse then Travels Ibn Fattoum