The Alchemist

The Alhemist is a novel by Paulo Coelho first published in the year 1988.Originally wrriten in portuguese by its Brazilian born author, it has been translated novel, The Alhemist follows a young Andalusian sheperd named Santiago in his journey to Egypt, after having a recurring dream of finding treasure there.

 The Alchemist follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago.Believing a recurring dream to be prophetic, Santiago decides to travel to a Romani fortuneteller in a nearby town to discover its meaning.A gypsy women tells him that there is a treasure in the Pyramids in Egypt.

Early into his journey, he meets an old king, Melchizedek, who tells him to sell his sheep to travel to Egypt and introduces the idea of a personal legend (which is always capitalized in the book). Your personal legend "is what you have always wanted to accomplish. Everyone,when they are young, knows what their personal legend is".

Along the way, Santiago meets an Englishman and continues his travel with him.They travel trough the Sahara desert and during his journey, Santiago meets and falls in love with a beautifull Arabian women named Fatima.He asks Fatima to marry him,but she says she will only marry him after he finds his treasures. He is perplexed by this, but later learns that true love will not stop one`s personal legend, and if it does, it is not true love.

Santiago then encounters alone alchemist who also teaches him about personal legends.He says that people want to find only the treasure of their personal legends but the personal itself. Santiago feels unsure about himself as he listens to the alchemist`s teachings. The alchemist states,"Those who dont understand their personal legends will fail to comprehend its teachings". It is also stated that treasure is more worthy than gold.

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