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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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Couldn't believe how well written it was. I'd never heard of the author before so wasn't sure what to expect either. The characters were well described without being over done and gives the reader the chance to interpret meaning for themselves in order to take what they need from the book. Multiple readings would be needed to fully understand all the concepts of the novel. It should be compulsory for year 12 English.
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This is a must read to reconnect with your own innate wisdom.
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ISBN: 9780061122415
ISBN-10: 0061122416
Audience:
General
For Ages: 12+ years old
For Grades: 7+
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 197
Published: June 2006
Publisher: HARPER SAN FRANCISCO
Dimensions (cm): 13.6 x 20.3
x 1.5
Weight (kg): 0.242
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