“The Alchemist”

Tue, 13 Nov 2001 09:02:00 +0000

"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 is 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.

"In his native Brazil, novelist Coelho is outsold only by Colombia's Gabriel García Márquez, and he will undoubtedly establish himself here with the publication of this, his second novel, which has been a hit all over Latin America, Europe and Asia. Coelho's story seems like something from the land of Scheherazade, told by one lover to the other in postcoital bliss, all with the outward simplicity yet deep resonance that is common to fables." -- Brad Hooper, Booklist

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“The Alchemist”