One opened, and the publisher on the other side believed in me and my book and agreed to give The Alchemist a second chance. I started knocking on the doors of other publishers. And I wanted to share this treasure with the world.Īs I wrote in The Alchemist, when you want something, the whole universe conspires to help you. I was following my Personal Legend, and my treasure was my capacity to write. At the end of his journey, the man realizes the treasure was with him the entire time. A man sets out on a journey, dreaming of a beautiful or magical place, in pursuit of some unknown treasure. Why? Because it was me in there, all of me, heart and soul. I was forty-one and desperate.īut I never lost faith in the book or ever wavered in my vision. They wiped their hands of the project and let me take the book with me. My original publisher decided to cut me loose and cancelled our contract. It took another six months for the bookseller to unload a second copy-and that was to the same person who bought the first! And who knows how long it took to sell the third.īy the end of the year, it was clear to everyone that The Alchemist wasn’t working. A bookseller in the northeast corner of the country told me that only one person purchased a copy the first week of its release. When The Alchemist was first published twenty-five years ago in my native Brazil, no one noticed. International Acclaim for Paulo Coelho’s: The Alchemist A text below the name reads, “An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.” ContentsĪ Preview of Paulo Coelho’s: Warrior of the Light CLARKE An image shows the logo of HarperOne, with a stylized H embossed on a black circle.
A text at the bottom of the sun reads, “Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition.” The ALCHEMIST PAULO COELHO The rays from the sun spread throughout the cover, with a pair of hawks flapping their wings at the top left and the top right corner of the cover.
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, Epub and Audiobooks versions are available for free with an audible trial from Amazon.The cover of the book, “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho shows the title imprinted at the center of the sun. Time after time, you see him reject the comforts of his home life in favour of a goal that truly inspires him.ĭownload is available via purchase from Amazon for The Alchemist. He consistently takes risks and does it fearlessly because he truly believes that he is following his heart. The reference to Personal Legend is kind of an allegory for your own life goals or dreams. So Santiago is left to carry on with his Personal Legend and claim it by himself.įollowing Santiago’s story allows you to experience his growth, and if you look deep enough, you’ll find ways to relate his story to your own life. They eventually allow them to leave, but at this point, the Alchemist informs Santiago that he must return to the oasis.
The men take off into the desert but are captured and held prisoner by the tribal warriors. The Alchemist offers Santiago the opportunity to travel with him across the desert with him. It is the Alchemist the Englishman was searching for. Soon afterwards, Santiago encounters a veiled stranger on a white horse. Worried, Santiago shares his vision with the chieftain. Shortly after this, as Santiago wanders the desert, he has a vision of an army entering the oasis. Unfortunately, with their arrival, the chieftain of the oasis notifies them that tribal warfare occurring in the desert will not allow them to carry on with their journey. Upon arriving at the oasis, Santiago meets a girl named Fatima and falls in love. The Englishman is travelling to meet a famous alchemist near an oasis along the way. Upon choosing the latter, Santiago meets and Englishman who is attempting to learn the secret of alchemy – the conversion of any metal into gold.