An edition of O Alquimista (1988)

El alquimista

una fàbula para seguir tus sueños

1. ed. de HarperCollins.

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An edition of O Alquimista (1988)

El alquimista

una fàbula para seguir tus sueños

1. ed. de HarperCollins.

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  • ★★★ ★ 3.8 (426 ratings)
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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.

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HarperSanFrancisco
Language
Spanish
Pages
190

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Translations into Indonesian, Voyages and travels, Fiction, Portuguese Fiction, Self-realization, Alchemists, Young men, Shepherds, New York Times bestseller, nyt:trade_fiction_paperback=2008-01-05, nyt:trade_fiction_paperback=2007-12-02, Fiction, visionary & metaphysical, Spain, fiction, FICTION / Literary, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spirituality / General, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Inspiration & Personal Growth, Fables, Translations from English, Thai fiction, French language, Reading materials, Russian language edition, Powieść brazylijska, Tłumaczenia polskie, Comics & graphic novels, general, Mexican literature, Alquimia, Novela, Pastores, Andalucía (España), Alquimistas, Large type books, Fiction, fantasy, general, Alchemy, Quests (Expeditions), Literary, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT, Spirituality, General, Inspiration & Personal Growth, Expeditions, Parodies, imitations, Comic books, strips, Graphic novels, Translations into Russian, Literature, Ficción, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 12

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Paulo Coelho, Daniel Sampere, Derek Ruiz, Sea Lion Books, HarperCollins

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Spain, Saara Desert, Andalusia, Andalusia (Spain)

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Alchemik
1995, Drzewo Babel
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El alquimista: una fàbula para seguir tus sueños
1994, HarperSanFrancisco
in Spanish - 1. ed. de HarperCollins.

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Edition Notes

Spanish version originally published: Barcelona : Ediciones Obelisco, 1990.

Published in
San Francisco, Calif.
Copyright Date
1988, 1999
Translation Of
O Alquimista
Translated From
Portuguese

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
869.3
Library of Congress
PQ9698.13.O3546 A4518 1994, PQ9698.13.O354A4518

Contributors

Translator
Juan Godo Costa

The Physical Object

Pagination
190 p. ;
Number of pages
190

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL1103908M
ISBN 10
0062511408
LCCN
94028948
LibraryThing
1391550
Goodreads
45495

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL796465W

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