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The Alchemist, 25th Anniversary: A Fable About Following Your Dream Paperback – Deckle Edge, April 15, 2014
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A special 25th anniversary edition of the extraordinary international bestseller, including a new Foreword by Paulo Coelho.
Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery, The Alchemist has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around the world and transforming the lives of countless readers across generations.
Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure. His quest will lead him to riches far different—and far more satisfying—than he ever imagined. Santiago's journey teaches us about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, of recognizing opportunity and learning to read the omens strewn along life's path, and, most importantly, to follow our dreams.
- Print length208 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherHarperOne
- Publication dateApril 15, 2014
- Dimensions7.9 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
- ISBN-100062315005
- ISBN-13978-0062315007
- Lexile measure910L
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The Alchemist | Warrior of the Light | The Pilgrimage | The Fifth Mountain | |
The dazzling story of an Andalusian shepherd boy, and his travels from Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of an unknown treasure. An eternal testament to the transforming power of our dreams and the importance of listening to our hearts. | Learn how to embark upon the way of the Warrior: the one who appreciates the miracle of being alive, the one who accepts failure, and the one whose quest leads him to become the person he wants to be. A companion guide to The Alchemist. | Step inside this captivating account of Coelho’s pilgrimage to the road to Santiago. The story of a journey to forge his own path, this is part adventure story, and part travelogue. The work of is non-fiction that paved the way for the The Alchemist | Travel back in time to the ninth century Middle East, where the prophet Elijah is struggling to keep his faith. In Coelho’s signature style, this story is a testament to the truth that tragedy in life is not punishment, but a challenge of the spirit. | |
English Edition | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Spanish Edition | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Have to be read in order | No | No | No | No |
Genre | Fiction | Fiction | Non-Fiction | Fiction |
Location | Spain, Egypt | Spain, Portugal, Middle East | Santiago, Spain | Middle East |
Audiobook | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Editorial Reviews
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“It’s a brilliant, magical, life-changing book that continues to blow my mind with its lessons. [...] A remarkable tome.” — NEIL PATRICK HARRIS, ACTOR
“it changed my whole life. I realized of all of the people who had conspired to get me to this place.” — PHARRELL WILLIAMS, MUSICIAN AND SONG-WRITER
“A wise and inspiring fable about the pilgrimage that life should be.” — M. Scott Peck
“An adventure story full of magic and wisdom.” — Rudolfo Anaya, author of Bless Me, Ultima
“A touching, inspiring fable.” — Indianapolis Star
“A magical little volume.” — San Francisco Chronicle
“[This] Brazilian wizard makes books disappear from stores.” — New York Times
“[His] books have had a life-enchanting effect on millions of people.” — London Times
“A beautiful story with a pointed message for every reader.” — Joseph Girzone, author of Joshua
“As memorable and meaningful as Saint-Exupery’s The Little Prince.” — Austin American-Statesman
“A sweetly exotic tale for young and old alike.” — Publishers Weekly
“A most tender and gentle story. It is a rare gem of a book.” — Gerald G. Jampolsky, M.D., co-author of Change Our Mind, Change Your Life
“An entrepreneurial tale of universal wisdom we can apply to the business of our own lives.” — Spencer Johnson, M.D., co-author of The One-Minute Manager
“A remarkable tale about the most magical of all journeys: the quest to fulfill one’s destiny.” — Anthony Robbins, author of Awaken the Giant Within
From the Back Cover
Paulo Coelho's enchanting novel has inspired a devoted following around the world. 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. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself king, and an alchemist, all of whom point Santiago in the direction of his quest. No one knows what the treasure is, or if Santiago will be able to surmount the obstacles in his path. But what starts out as a journey to find worldly goods turns into a discovery of the treasure found within. Lush, evocative, and deeply humane, the story of Santiago is an eternal testament to the transforming power of our dreams and the importance of listening to our hearts.
About the Author
Paulo Coelho, born in Rio de Janeiro in 1947, is one of the bestselling and most influential authors in the world. The Alchemist, The Valkyries, Brida, The Fifth Mountain, Eleven Minutes, The Zahir, The Witch of Portobello, Veronika Decides to Die, The Winner Stands Alone, Aleph, Adultery, and Hippie, among others, have sold over 320 million copies worldwide.
Product details
- Publisher : HarperOne; Anniversary edition (April 15, 2014)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 208 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0062315005
- ISBN-13 : 978-0062315007
- Lexile measure : 910L
- Item Weight : 8 ounces
- Dimensions : 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #59 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Paulo Coelho is the author of "The Alchemist", he was born in 1947 in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Being the author of 30 books that have sold over 320 million copies in 170 countries, he has become one of the most widely read authors in the world today. Paulo Coelho has been a United Nations Messenger of Peace since 2007 and this has allowed him to continue to promote intercultural dialogue and to focus on the needs of children. He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and the recipient of over 115 awards and honours, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the Grinzane Cavour Book Award and the Chevalier de l’Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur, to name a few.
Other titles include “The Pilgrimage”, “Brida”, "The Supreme Gift", “The Valkyries”, “By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept”, “Maktub”, “The Fifth Mountain”, “Manual of the Warrior of Light”, “Veronika Decides to Die”, “The Devil and Miss Prym”, “Stories for Parents, Children and Grandchildren”, “Eleven Minutes”, “The Zahir”, “Like the Flowing River”, “The Witch of Portobello”, “The Winner Stands Alone”, “Aleph”, “Manuscript Found in Accra”, “Adultery”, “The Spy”, “Hippie”. Also “Journey” guided journal.
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As a reader, I couldn't resist. It's a book and I love books.
From the start I could see that this would be a book I could sink my teeth into. I started out strong, but I kept getting distracted by...everything. The phone, the television, kids, my husband, you name it.
Days went by and I hadn't gotten past the third chapter of this very short book that I wanted so desperately to read. Then it hit me! Download the audiobook.
I began listening to The Alchemist during my long car rides throughout the city. I feasted on Santiago's journey for two days until the very end. What did I learn? Was it as life-changing as I'd expected it to be?
For starters, the book was narrated by Jeremy Irons who did an amazing job! They could not have picked a better person. His voice enriched the life of Santiago.
The take away—it didn't change me, per se. I'm not ready to get off the path I'm already on. However, it did reinvigorate my belief in dreams. Hell, I've been a dreamer my whole life. And what do all dreamers know? It's hard, so hard to stay on the path to your dreams until you realize them.
Just like Santiago, I have been knocked around by life. I have thought many times, Why write? Why not just continue working as an occupational therapist until retirement? Wouldn't that make life easier?
Santiago also considered ditching his plans to seek his treasure to live out his life as a shepherd or work at a crystal shop until some ripe old age.
How long is too long to stay on the path to your dreams?
I began writing at the age of six. I would have my mom or one of my grandparents cut paper in half for me, and then staple the pages together. Then I would write stories about ants, bugs, and animal adventures in my first grade penmanship. When I turned nine, my mother bought me a thesaurus, a dictionary, and a typewriter. Not dolls or games. What nine year-old gets a typewriter for her birthday?
Best gift, ever!
In middle school I made up wild and ridiculously fun stories with me as the lead. It was a way of escaping my reality during those tough years. In high school, I began writing scripts. I loved script writing so much, I sent scripts in to NBC at the age of sixteen!
When I turned 18 I gave up on my dreams to be "an adult". I listened to voices that were not my own. After college, I concentrated on marriage and kids. I was happy, but something was missing.
In 2004, my passion came back to me. I started having the best dreams and I began writing them down. In 2005, I completed my first book! Did it become a bestseller? Nope.
By 2007, I was taking a screenwriting class. I was like a teenager again. I took to it with renewed zeal. Without fear I sought representation for my scripts. Sent them to Disney. Did I make a movie? Sell a script? Nope.
Fast-forward to 2017, now thirteen years on this path to achieve my dreams! And I have! Well, parts of it. I have indie-published four books, and a fifth one is on the way. I have a growing fan base! Wonderful ladies write to me or post on my social media pages that they love my series and my writing!! It feels amazing to read, and I always try to respond.
Did I ever quit? Nope.
Why, in the middle of this review did I share my own story with you? Because, I am Santiago. We all are. We are all born with talents and dreams! Every child has a desire and dream of what they want to be. Most of us give dreams up to become "adults". But why? Why can't we be that person? After all, childhood is the most raw, honest, innocent, unbiased time of our life! Who better to pick our destinies then our child selves?
"Little D.W." chose my career—a writer. It has been a source of happiness, escape, creativity, passion, and love for me.
I still have one foot in the rat race. Imagine how crazy I look right now, running in both directions! But I am Santiago, my treasure is so close that I can smell it, feel it, taste it! I am ready to jump out of the rat race with feet and run at full speed toward my dream.
I am Santiago. You are Santiago! Do yourself a favor and pick up this book, it's short and sweet, yet packed with power. You may be a dreamer now or may have been a dreamer once upon a time. Whichever it is, if you are still in the rat race running toward nowhere, I recommend this book to get you back on track. Your treasure, whatever it is for you, is out there waiting for you to go after it!
"Picture me as a wizard in a pointy hat carrying a staff. 'The Alchemist' led me to understand the last six months of my life. Consider three quotes from the book.
"'The mysterious force... appears to be negative, but actually shows you how to realize your Personal Legend.'
"'We could sell tea in crystal glasses. The people will enjoy the tea and want to buy the glasses. I have been told that beauty is the great seducer of men."
"'Love is the force that transforms and improves the Soul of the World. When I first reached through to it, I thought the Soul of the World was perfect. But later, I could see that it was like other aspects of creation, and had its own passions and wars.'
"The author of those lines led me to understand that I had served as a mysterious force to the Personal Legend of a priestess.
"I had tied my heart to the side of a donkey and sent it into a secret valley between Katmandu and Timbuktu. It told me that a woman in the valley was growing into a role of spiritual leadership. So I entered.
"I met the woman. Her name is Narmis. I met the baker, the cobbler, the smith, the stable boys and girls and many other delightful folks. From the corner of my eye, I occasionally caught a glimpse of their rainbow auras.
"A week later, Narmis built a small temple. She erected the sacristy around the trunk of a sycamore. Every day she nailed a new installment of holy scripture to the wooden door at the front of the temple. I memorized one of them as a guidebook for the rest of my life.
"Narmis needed a mysterious force to spur her ministry.
"First I became a mirror. I reflected the depth of her wisdom back to her. She grew more self-assured.
"Second I performed a miracle. On the alter I held my hand over her heart. A terrible pain in her legs and hips diminished. She felt a physical echo of the healing in her heart. In truth she performed her own miracle through a faith I helped her to achieve.
"Third I whispered secrets in her ear. She feared her own power. Power corrupts. She wanted to remain pure. She wanted to tolerate only purity among her followers.
"Her disciples hid their impurities well. But the further you went from the temple, the more trouble you found in the valley. Pickpockets teemed in the market. Burglars invaded homes. Lustful moans escaped the brothel.
"I whispered that she must minister to even the worst of the sorry lot. Even some of the idolaters fashioning a golden calf could mend their ways. She must find the courage to pursue power without corrupting her soul. She must hypnotize the people with wisdom, compassion and beauty.
"Narmis pushed me from the sacristy. Her hands never touched me and her words remained kind, but her eyes clouded with anger. I fell back. I ran from the temple. I saddled up and left the valley, crying.
"Only after reading Paulo Coelho's masterpiece did I understand. My presence among the people of the secret valley served a purpose. I love them still, but I cannot go back. My absence serves an even higher purpose. The priestess shall have no crutch. She will pursue her Personal Legend or she will not.
"Hegel wrote, "The owl of Minerva spreads her wings only with the coming of dusk." Coelho offers more wisdom than Hegel through the simple speech of Santiago, the shepherd boy.
"And me? My owl spread her wings in the tearful days following my fall from grace. I learned to tie my heart to the owl at night and to a falcon in the day. No more donkey rides. My heart now soars to places of great joy. I recite the holy scripture without hesitation. Narmis helped me find the faith to heal."
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Die Handlung des Buches dreht sich um einen jungen Hirten namens Santiago, der seinen Herzenswunsch verfolgt und auf eine Reise geht, um seinen persönlichen Schatz zu finden. Auf dieser Reise begegnet er verschiedenen faszinierenden Charakteren und erlebt zahlreiche Abenteuer. Dabei entdeckt er nicht nur äußere Schätze, sondern auch die Schätze, die in ihm selbst verborgen sind.
Das Buch behandelt tiefgründige Themen wie den Sinn des Lebens, das Streben nach Glück und die Suche nach dem persönlichen Schicksal. Es vermittelt wertvolle Lektionen über das Vertrauen in sich selbst, das Hören auf die innere Stimme und das Überwinden von Hindernissen auf dem Weg zum Erfolg.
Persönlich hat mir "The Alchemist" in einer schwierigen Phase meines Lebens geholfen. Die Geschichte und die Weisheiten, die sie enthält, haben mir Trost gespendet und mich dazu ermutigt, meinen eigenen Träumen und Leidenschaften zu folgen. Es hat mich daran erinnert, dass jeder von uns eine einzigartige Reise hat und dass es wichtig ist, den Mut zu haben, dem Herzen zu folgen, selbst wenn der Weg ungewiss und herausfordernd erscheint.
Die poetische Sprache des Autors Paulo Coelho ist fesselnd und voller tiefer Bedeutung. Die Botschaften sind einfach, aber kraftvoll, und sie haben die Fähigkeit, den Leser auf eine emotionale und spirituelle Ebene anzusprechen.
Abschließend kann ich "The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream" uneingeschränkt empfehlen. Es ist ein Buch, das die Leser dazu inspiriert, nach ihrem wahren Potenzial zu streben und ihren Träumen zu folgen. In schweren Zeiten kann es ein leuchtender Leitstern sein, der uns daran erinnert, dass wir die Fähigkeit haben, unser eigenes Glück zu schaffen und unsere Bestimmung zu erfüllen.




The pages are photocopied or printed by home printer. The pages look like a failed craft project as if someone tried to cut pages using a blunt blade.
I have simply wasted money on a book which not even worth a dime and of i would have printed pdf version i would have done a better looking job.


Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 19, 2019
The pages are photocopied or printed by home printer. The pages look like a failed craft project as if someone tried to cut pages using a blunt blade.
I have simply wasted money on a book which not even worth a dime and of i would have printed pdf version i would have done a better looking job.


