This text is a magical fable about learning to listen to your heart, read the omens strewn along life's path and, above all, following your dreams. The book tells the story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who dreams of travelling the world in search of a fabulous worldly treasure.
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.
This story, dazzling in its powerful simplicity and inspiring 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 in the Pyramids.
How does he know? As he wrote this book, Colm asked Love to give you, the reader, everything you need to become the alchemist in your world.
This handsome new edition, beautifully illustrated by the artist Moebius, will allow Coelho's charming fable to inspire an even wider audience of readers for generations to come.
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