The Alchemist

Name: Jessica Barbara Rocha Perez 

Country: Brazil 
Language:Spanish Book 
Title: The Alchemist 
Author: Paulo Coelho 
Year of Publication: 1988 
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SUMMARY: 
Santiago is a shepherd boy. He has a recurring dream about a child who tells him that he will find a hidden treasure if he travels to the Egyptian pyramids. An old tells informs Santiago that this dream is prophetic and that he must follow the instructions. Next Santiago meets a mysterious old man who seems able to have read his mind. This man introduces himself as Melchizedeck, or the King of Salem. He tells Santiago about good and bad omens and says that it’s the shepherd boy’s duty to pursue his personal legend. Santiago wavers briefly, selling his flock and purchasing a ticket to Tangier. Right after he arrives at this location, a thief steals all of Santiago’s money. Therefore, the shepherd boy then decided to find a way to make enough money to return home. He finds work in the shop of crystals. After r eleven months of working in the shop, Santiago is unsure on how to proceeds. He meets an Englishman who teach him the secrets of alchemy, or turning any metal into gold. Santiago arrives at the Egyptian pyramids and begins to dig. However, he finds nothing buried in the ground. Thieves beat Santiago and rob the money he was carrying. After he tells them of his dream, though, one of the thieves recount his own dream about buried treasures in the society of an abandoned church. After returning to Andalusia, Santiago goes back to the church where he dreamed of the treasure near the pyramids. He digs where he slept, beneath a sycamore tree, and there it is Santiago’s treasure. He learns a life lessons along the way. Santiago is a dreamer and a seeker. He stands for the dreamer and seeker in all, of us. The alchemist has many themes, but it’s the principal message and the people mostly follow their dreams.

RECOMMENDATION: 
Paulo Coelho is one of the writer and novelist. He is very well known in the world with more than 150 million of books sold across 150 countries. The book is translated in 80 different languages. Since October of 2002, he is a member of the Brazilian academy of books. This is where Coelho had received international nominated awards. One of the awards of them is the prestige distinction chevalier de l’ordne national de la region. Also, he received the gold medal of Galicia and the crystal award that’s given from the foro economico mundial. Coelho is the peace messenger of the unit nations. One of the most well-known books is the Alchemist, it talks about all the tools required to achieve anything in life.