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T H E A U T H O R

Name:Born:Nationality:Language:Occupation:Twitter:

Paulo CoelhoAug. 27, 1947

Brazil ianPortugues

Novelist@paulocoelho

T H E B O O K

Title:Type:Genre:Year:Place:Author:

The AlchemistNovelFiction1988Brazil

Paulo Coelho

Santiago The Book’s central

character: A shepherd in search of his destiny. Santiago’s passion and ambition inspires him to see the world and follow his personal legend of discovering a treasure in Egypt .

MelchizedekAn old wise man who inspires Santiago to sel l his sheep and pursue his treasure. Throughout the story he is a symbol of truth and his wisdom.

The Alchemist A 200-year-old, extremely

powerful alchemist who can understand the language of world and helps Santiago understand that all people are connected to the soul of the universe.

Crystal MerchantA struggling merchant who owns a crystal shop on top of a desolate hil l . He is a good-hearted, devout Muslim, but has a crippling fear of change.  

EnglishmanA well-educated science student determined to learn the secrets of alchemy by learning from a true alchemist. He is a skeptic and loves reading his books.

FatimaA gorgeous and innocent juvenile "desert woman" who l ives at the Al-Fayoum Oasis .

Wisdom is the theme of The Alchemist. It is an adventure story of Santiago, a shepherd boy, who dreams of traveling the world and discovering treasures.

During one of his travels, he meets a beautiful Arabian woman named Fatima who explains to him that if he follows his heart, he shall find what he seeks. He makes plenty of sacrifices, but he also gains a lot, like learning from the many people he meets.

Throughout the book, Coelho is trying to convey a deeper message, what starts out as a boy’s journey from Spain to Egypt and transforms into a universal message about trying to listen to our hearts and pursue our dreams.

The book is named for the alchemist who guides the boy throughout his quest with teachings of wisdom and treasures found within ourselves.

Inspiring Quotes

“LOVE NEVER KEEPS A MAN FROM PURSUING HIS DESTINY”

“THE FEAR OF SUFFERING IS WORSE ITSELF NO HEART HAS EVER SUFFERED WHEN IT GOES IN

SEARCH OF IT DREAMS

“PEOPLE ARE CAPABLE AT ANY TIME IN THEIR LIVES, OF DOING WHAT

THEY DREAM OF”

“WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING, ALL THE UNIVERSE CONSPIRES IN HELPING YOU TO

ACHIEVE IT”

“THE SECRET OF LIFE, THOUGH, IS TO FALL SEVEN TIMES AND TO GET UP EIGHT”

“REMEMBER THAT WHEREVER YOUR HEART IS HERE YOU WILL FIND YOUR

TREASURE”

END!THANK YOU!