O Alquimista
About this book
The Alchemist details the journey of a young Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago. Santiago, believing a recurring dream to be prophetic, decides to travel to the pyramids of Egypt to find treasure. On the way, he encounters love, danger, opportunity and disaster. One of the significant characters that he meets is an old king named Melchizedek who tells him that "When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." This is the core philosophy and motif of the book.
Subjects
- alchemists
- alchemy
- alquimia
- alquimistas
- andalucía (españa)
- body, mind & spirit
- body, mind & spirit / inspiration & personal growth
- body, mind & spirit / spirituality / general
- comic books, strips
- comics & graphic novels, general
- expeditions
- fables
- ficción
- fiction
- fiction, fantasy, general
- fiction / literary
- fiction, visionary & metaphysical
- french language
- general
- graphic novels
- inspiration & personal growth
- large type books
- literary
- literature
- mexican literature
- new york times bestseller
- novela
- nyt:trade_fiction_paperback=2007-12-02
- nyt:trade_fiction_paperback=2008-01-05
- parodies, imitations
- pastores
- portuguese fiction
- powieść brazylijska
- quests (expeditions)
- reading level-grade 10
- reading level-grade 11
- reading level-grade 12
- reading materials
- russian language edition
- self-realization
- shepherds
- spain, fiction
- spirituality
- thai fiction
- tłumaczenia polskie
- translations from english
- translations into indonesian
- translations into russian
- voyages and travels
- young men