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L'Alchimiste / The Alchemist (French Edition)

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L'alchimiste... a wonderful book that brings you along for a magnificient trip through the desert to find a tresor.

The treip is important and only in the end will you find what you were seeking.

Full of lessons, the story reads easily and brings the reader to a point where he/she will reevaluate the important things in his life.

A book not unlike "Le Petit Prince"

Voilà un beau livre qui nous fait réfléchir sur le sens de la vie. En conséquence, c'est un livre à lire lentement afin de se donner le temps de méditer sur les messages cachés derrière l'histoire. Une mise en garde par contre, il faut être d'humeur à vouloir réfléchir autrement on a l'impression de lire un récit quelque peu moralisateur.

Deux extraits que ma nature fonceuse a particulièrement aimés:

"Une quête commence toujours par la Chance du Débutant. Et s'achève toujours par l'Épreuve du Conquérant."

"Quoi qu'elle fasse, toute personne sur terre joue toujours le rôle principal de l'Histoire du monde. Et normalement elle n'en sait rien."

Voilà donc deux citations pouvant nous aider à toujours faire de notre mieux dans la vie. Espérons qu'elles pourront inspirer d'autres gens.

I never left the side of the young shepherd boy and thoroughly enjoyed his quest for the Alchemist. I found sometimes, page after page would have me pondering like reading Anthony de Mello's snap-shot guiding stories, for each interaction that came to the boy brought new light to reflect & consider. A truely magnificent work to mirror back to ones own life and a genuine portal to allow movement into other worlds around ourselves that do, it seems, exist; coincidences, chance meetings. The adults' Harry Potter surely.

En résumé, si vous êtes dans une période de votre vie où tout semble arriver sans raison et but précis...ce livre pourrais bien vous redonnez de l'espoir et vous aider à comprendre ''le pourquoi'' de la vie.

In resumé, if your stuck in a rut, and you feel like nothing is going like you planned out in life; that your wondering why ''this or that'' is happenning....this book will give you hope by allowing you to understand ''the why'' of life.

I liked very much this book. I already read it in Spanish, and now in French. Great author.
Regarding the product itself, it was in very good conditions.

Great book ... my friend will really like this book especially since it is in French. Hope to order more books soon from this retailer

I loved the book it really looks new. And the owner was great, she had sent me the book on time and replied to my emails every time I contacted her.

Thanks !

que dire d un livre pareil !! , il n en parait que 1 tous les 20 ans !! a lire absolument , une vraie source d inspiration ... un classique comme "le petit prince" en plus mure, reflechis et superbement bien ecrit .
si je devais partir sur une ile deserte avec un choix de 10 livres seulement , "l alchimiste serait l un d eux !!

This is an extraordinary story about optimism, hope, courage and perseverance. It is about finding out what is our 'mission' in life, about destiny and following our dreams - whenever one wishes something, the whole universe conspires to its realisation. Everything is possible as long as we really want this to happen.

At the first level, the story seems to be very simple, and as Coelho himself said it, "simple things are the most valuable and only wise people appreciate them". But it is by far a very complex story with very deep meanings.
One of the things suggested here is that people who don't dare to follow their dreams, their 'Personal Myth', will have a superficial and empty life.

It is also about being courageous to meet your destiny, to dare making your dreams come true and following the road that has been made for them, and find God while searching for their destiny and their mission on earth.

Another important issue in this book is finding your soul-mate and love - the core of existence and creation. When we are in love we try to improve ourselves: "I love you because the whole universe conspired for me to come close to you."

I think this book can be enjoyed by everybody, because we all find ourselves in Santiago, the main character of the book - we all have dreams, desires and perhaps some us dont have the necessary courage to follow our dreams - and courage is the language that helps you most in understanding the world.

I recommend this book to everybody who thinks that life is still beautiful and even to those who believe the opposite - Im sure it will make you change your minds.

Sure this is an interesting book. Unfortunately the copy we received was written in spanish!