His novel The Alchemist became an international best-seller and he has published 28 more books since then. About Paulo Coelho Paulo Coelho de Souza (born 24 August 1947) is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist and a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters since 2002. 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. Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever. 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. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams." 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. About "The Alchemist" "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. The author has sold 150 million copies worldwide. The Alchemist, his most famous novel, has been translated into 67 languages. He is the recipient of numerous international awards, amongst them the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum. He has become one of the most widely read authors in the world today. Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. Dimensions: 6" x 9" x 1" This is the inspirational fable that became a global bestseller and an acclaimed literary phenomenon. Includes COA and collector's notes by the publisher. A special collector's edition, limited to only 1,000 signed copies, luxuriously bound in full genuine leather. "The Alchemist" Paulo Coelho, Signed Limited Edition. A leather bound collector's edition of the modern fable that changed the world, personally signed by Paulo Coelho Easton Press, Norwalk, CT.
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