The Alchemist

Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever. This is such a book - a beautiful parable about learning to listen to your heart, read the omens strewn along life''s path and, above all, follow your dreams. Santiago, a young shepherd living in the hills of Andalucia, feels that there is more to life than his humble home and his flock. One day he finds the courage to follow his dreams into distant lands, each step galvanised by the knowledge that he is following the right path: his own. The people he meets along the way, the things he sees and the wisdom he learns are life-changing. With Paulo Coelho''s visionary blend of spirituality, magical realism and folklore, The Alchemist is a story with the power to inspire nations and change people''s lives.

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 is 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.

Product details

• Authors: Paulo Coelho
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 24.04.2025
• Subject: Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; Fiction > Narrative literature
• EAN: 9780008770075
• ISBN: 978-0-00-877007-5
• Dimensions (packing): 14.1 x 20.9 x 1.6 cm
• Subjects: Travel, happiness, Change, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), PHILOSOPHY / General, Purpose, Love, Journey, Mindset, Shepherd, SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Happiness, RELIGION / Spirituality, Spiritual, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Inspiration & Personal Growth, signs, Inspirational, Self-help & personal development, Travel writing, Personal religious testimony & popular inspirational works, Fate, mysticism, Destiny, Dreams, Ambition, Self-help, personal development & practical advice, pilgrimage, Worship, rites & ceremonies, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Religious and spiritual fiction, Religious & Spiritual Fiction, Religious life & practice, Popular philosophy: Meaning of life / finding sense in life, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Transform, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, captivating, finding yourself, Transformative, Affirming, manifesting, contentment, Higher Power, intentions, changing your life