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The alchemist : a fable about following your dream / Paulo Coelho ; translated by Alan R. Clarke.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Portuguese Publication details: New York : HarperTorch, [2006]Edition: 1st HarperTorch revised international edDescription: xii, 195 pages ; 18 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0061233846
  • 9780061233845
Uniform titles:
  • Alquimista. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 869.3/42 22
LOC classification:
  • PQ9698.13.O3546 A4513 2006
Other classification:
  • I777.45
Summary: An Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids. 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. No one knows what the treasure is, or if Santiago will be able to surmount the obstacles along the way. But what starts out as a journey to find worldly goods turns into a discovery of the treasures found within.
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An Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids. 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. No one knows what the treasure is, or if Santiago will be able to surmount the obstacles along the way. But what starts out as a journey to find worldly goods turns into a discovery of the treasures found within.

Translated from the Portugese.

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