About this item
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho continues to change the lives of its readers forever. With more than two million copies sold around the world, The Alchemist has established itself as a modern classic, universally admired.Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells 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.The story of the treasures Santiago finds along the way teaches us, as only a few stories can, 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.
About the Author
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.https://paulocoelhoblog.com/
