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The Alchemist

A Fable About Following Your Dream

By Paulo Coelho

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| Audio Cassette | 9780722534120

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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."

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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.

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  • 8 people find this helpful

    A book of all time. NO matter how old you are, whenever you read it once more in details, you will find yourself getting more and more from it .

    I do recommend everyone who get this book to read it again in different stages of your life. There is always unexpected help from the book that you ... (continue)

    A book of all time. NO matter how old you are, whenever you read it once more in details, you will find yourself getting more and more from it .

    I do recommend everyone who get this book to read it again in different stages of your life. There is always unexpected help from the book that you will gain from.

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    Seungyiiii said on May 19, 2007 about the Paperback edition | 1 feedback

  • 5 people find this helpful

    Can't believe it has sold more than 35 million copies worldwide. Sometimes it is even boring.

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    Albe said on Jan 7, 2008 about the Paperback edition | 1 feedback

  • 4 people find this helpful

    The Author tries to teach a lesson about life

    Although it's a good book to read trough quickly. And the story is written quite understandable, I'm not really enthousiast about it.

    During the reading I constantly had the feeling I was reading some sort of bible story. The main character in the book is on a journey to find his ultimate trea ... (continue)

    Although it's a good book to read trough quickly. And the story is written quite understandable, I'm not really enthousiast about it.

    During the reading I constantly had the feeling I was reading some sort of bible story. The main character in the book is on a journey to find his ultimate treasure.. During this journey he discovers some wisedoms about life.
    Seems that the writer wanted to teach the reader about life, omens en persistence to reach your goals in life.

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    Ozute said on Sep 3, 2006 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Although the book does appear at times to be a shallow, simplistic narrative that repeats lessons we have already heard, and at other times an advertisement for the Bible, it can be a touching fable when read with an open mind and heart.

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    placidinferno said on Nov 25, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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    The Alchemist


    When I started to read this book, I was feel frustrated by reading the book of English version and constantly had a feeling I was reading some sort of bible story. Because it really mention too much fantasy thoughts and unable to understand what truly is the writer wanted to tell us. However , ... (continue)


    When I started to read this book, I was feel frustrated by reading the book of English version and constantly had a feeling I was reading some sort of bible story. Because it really mention too much fantasy thoughts and unable to understand what truly is the writer wanted to tell us. However , with decreasing the pages of this book I read , my thought was changing.

    I think a story about journey of a shepherd boy, which is not totally interesting, but the most importantly the story brings for me is a positive attitude which living one's own life. Sometime, we are afraid of to achieve our dream because of knowing little about future. But ,this book gave me a powful encourages . it’s seem want to tell us if you can take a look around your living , the treasury already near you.
    I especially like the end of part, when the leader of refugee told the boy that he already dreamed the same thing before, but the leader thought it’s a stupid to accomplish the dream. This part let me understand one thing. Although we have some destiny in our life, if we can’t achieve it and we ignore it, then the chance will fade away. Your place will displace for the other one who believe he can do it and he is still willing to try it.
    This book help me to look clear what I am work hard for. There is always unexpected help from the book that I will gain from.

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    染雲柳 said on Sep 28, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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