The Alchemist is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that was first published in 1988. Originally written in Portuguese with the name "O Alquimista", it became a widely translated international bestseller.

The Alchemist follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago. Believing a recurring dream to be prophetic.

Coelho wrote The Alchemist in only two weeks. He explained that he was able to write at this pace because the story was "already written in his soul."

The book's main theme is about finding one's destiny, although according to The New York Times, The Alchemist is "more self-help than literature." The advice given Santiago that "when you really want something to happen, the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true" is the core of the novel's philosophy and a motif that plays throughout it.

Please enjoy this amazing book, we only have two weeks to finish. Please let's know when you finish the book so that we'll shout-out to the first five ten people.

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The Alchemist is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that was first published in 1988. Originally written in Portuguese with the name "O Alquimista", it became a widely translated international bestseller.

The Alchemist follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago. Believing a recurring dream to be prophetic.

Coelho wrote The Alchemist in only two weeks. He explained that he was able to write at this pace because the story was "already written in his soul."

The book's main theme is about finding one's destiny, although according to The New York Times, The Alchemist is "more self-help than literature." The advice given Santiago that "when you really want something to happen, the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true" is the core of the novel's philosophy and a motif that plays throughout it.

Please enjoy this amazing book, we only have two weeks to finish. Please let's know when you finish the book so that we'll shout-out to the first five ten people.

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