In a world of literature based on spirituality, religion, and quests for self-betterment, there is one book that takes all of these concepts and beats them all to a bloody pulp. One just has to pick it up, and see how much they learn. Reading the back or hearing about it from another won’t have any impact, as there are too many ideas to summarize in this novel. For this reason, there is no way to determine how much someone will take away from this book prior to reading it. One may agree with Coelho’s concept that God placed every living thing on the earth to fulfill it’s personal legend and reject the idea of Santiago conversing with the sun, while others believe the opposite. For some, however, there is only a small portion they can connect to (which often results in dislike of the novel). It would be unfair to negatively label the book based on those ideas that are unrelatable, because The Alchemist has so many valuable lessons that every reader can take away at least something. This is the kind of book that is overwhelming if taken in as a whole, so readers must understand that not every concept will be relatable. Since The Alchemist circulates many different religious viewpoints, it will seem very didactic to those who try to apply all Coelho’s ideas to their own lives. If readers approach the book with a firm scientific understanding of the world, this novel won't appeal to them as much as those who are open to new ideas, because they won’t be able to relate to the majority of Coelho’s thoughts. It has the potential to teach what some may call valuable lessons, and others preaching to the point of annoyance. The Alchemist can be either intuitive or didactic depending on one’s mindset going into the novel. A former department chair for language arts in a title one public school in Atlanta, she currently serves as a chairperson of curriculum and English teacher at Oxbridge Academy of the Palm Beaches. in English from the University of Georgia and a MAT from Agnes Scott College. Paulo Coelho escribe una columna semanal que se publica en los periódicos más importantes del mundo.Īmy Jurskis, the author of these teaching materials, holds a B.A. Conocido mundialmente por el bestseller internacional El Alquimista, Coelho ha vendido más de 100 millones de libros en todo el mundo, los cuales han sido traducidos a 68 idiomas y publicados en 150 países. Paulo Coelho nació en Brasil en 1947 y es uno de los autores con más influencia de hoy día. The Alchemist, The Pilgrimage, The Valkyries, Brida, Veronika Decides to Die, Eleven Minutes, The Zahir, The Witch of Portobello, The Winner Stands Alone, Aleph, and Manuscript Found in Accra, among others, have sold 150 million copies worldwide. Paulo Coelho, born in Rio de Janeiro in 1947, is one of the bestselling and most influential authors in the world. The story of the treasures Santiago finds along the way teaches us, as only a few stories have done, about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, learning to read the omens strewn along life's path, and, above all, following our dreams. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets of Tangiers and across the Egyptian desert to a fateful encounter with the alchemist. The Alchemist is the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure as extravagant as any ever found. Paulo Coelho's charming fable, now available in English for the first time, will enchant and inspire an even wider audience of readers for generations to come. With over a million and a half copies sold around the world, The Alchemist has already established itself as a modern classic, universally admired. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams."Įvery few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever. Lush, evocative, and deeply humane, the story of Santiago is art eternal testament to the transforming power of our dreams and the importance of listening to our hearts."My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy told the alchemist one night as they looked up at the moonless sky." Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. But what starts out as a journey to find worldly goods turns into a meditation on the treasures found within. No one knows what the treasure is, or if Santiago will be able to surmount the obstacles along the way. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself king, and an Alchemist. 4.25 Hours Īn Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago travels from his homeland to the Egyptian desert in search of treasure buried in the Pyramids. From the Wikipedia description it sounds like a “magic realism” book to me…
PAULO COELHO THE ALCHEMIST AUDIOBOOK FOR FREE
An English translation of Paulo Coelho’s short Portuguese novel The Alchemist is available for FREE in the iTunes Music Store’s audiobook section.