The Alchemist

Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist is a fictional story about a boy's search for happiness and the meaning of life. The novel explores love, fate, and spiritual enlightenment.

Santiago, an Audalusian shepherd boy, has a dream telling him to go to a pyramid in Egypt to find treasure. He sells all his belongs and travels to Africa.

The story follows his adventures and travels and he learns about life where spiritual enlightenment.

"Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever. The Alchemist is such a book." — Powell Books

"When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too."

"You must always know what it is that you want."

"Don't forget that everything you deal with is only one thing and nothing else."

"We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it's our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand."

• • Mahalo's Guide to Paulo Coelho
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• Wikipedia: Paulo Coelho
• Barnes & Noble: Meet the Writers: Paulo Coelho
• Washington Post: "Paulo Coelho, At Peace With The Inexplicable" (2004)

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• Flickr: Paulo Coelho's Photos

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