The Alchemist - Gift Edition - by Paulo Coelho (Hardcover)

About the Book

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho continues to change the lives of its readers forever. With more than two million copies sold around the world, The Alchemist has established itself as a modern classic, universally admired.

Paulo Coelho s masterpiece tells 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.

The story of the treasures Santiago finds along the way teaches us, as only a few stories can, 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."

Book Synopsis

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - OVER 120 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE - PUBLISHED IN 89 LANGUAGES - MUST-HAVE STUNNING GIFT EDITION WITH ONE-OF-A-KIND COVER

"Teaches us about dreams, destiny, and the reason we are all here."--Oprah Daily, "Best Self-Help Books of a Generation"

A gorgeous gift edition for every literary lover's collection, featuring an enchanting ribbon marker, slipcase, colored endpapers, and a distinct, rare jacket -Discover the true power of trusting your intuition, honoring your instincts, and tapping into your innate inner wisdom

Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom, and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery and spiritual healing, this allegorical novel, The Alchemist, has become a modern classic, moving millions across the globe and transforming the lives of countless readers across generations. Helping them find inner peace, strength, gratitude, and a deeper, divine connection with themselves and the world around them.

This philosophical fiction story, dazzling in its powerful simplicity and soul-stirring wisdom, is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried near the Pyramids. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself a king, and an alchemist, all of whom point Santiago in the direction of his quest. No one knows what the treasure is, or if Santiago will be able to surmount the obstacles in his path. But what starts out as a journey to find worldly goods turns into a discovery that the most valuable treasures are those found within.

Lush, evocative, and deeply humane, the story of Santiago is an eternal testament to the transforming power of our dreams and the importance of listening to our hearts. No matter where you are in life's spiritual journey, allow this profound fable to awaken you to the beauty of the present and the hope of the future, and what it truly means to be human and at peace.

Year after year, across generations, Paulo Coelho's profound and enduring work remains fresh and vital for readers today. These pages, featuring lovely distinct touches only featured in this stunning package, beam with the message that if we trust in ourselves and our inner strength and wisdom, we can navigate all of life's complexities with grace and resilience. If you love this classic, this edition is a must have. Discover your dreams and your truth with The Alchemist.

"We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity."--Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

"It changed my whole life. I realized all of the people who had conspired to get me to this place." --Pharrell Williams, musician and songwriter

This timeless parable is more than a story--it's a map for discovering your own unique purpose and the courage to follow it.

• A Prophetic Dream: Follow Santiago, a young shepherd boy who journeys from the fields of Spain to the deserts of Egypt in pursuit of a treasure he has only dreamed of.
• The Language of Omens: Learn to read the signs the universe leaves for you, from a mysterious king to a wise alchemist who guides Santiago on his path.
• A Journey of Self-Discovery: What begins as a search for worldly riches becomes an inner quest to understand the heart, overcome fear, and find the greatest treasures within.
• Your Personal Legend: A profound and inspiring fable about having the courage to follow your own unique destiny, no matter the obstacles.

From the Back Cover

"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. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams."

Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever. The Alchemist is such a book. With over a million and a half copies sold around the world, The Alchemist has already established itself as a modern classic, universally admired. 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.

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. 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 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.

Review Quotes

"It's a brilliant, magical, life-changing book that continues to blow my mind with its lessons. ... A remarkable tome." - Neil Patrick Harris, actor

"It changed my whole life." - Pharrell Williams, musician and songwriter

"I love The Alchemist. It absolutely shows you that, if you have the desire, the universe will rise up to meet you exactly where you are. One of my favorite all time quotes." - Oprah Winfrey

"If you pick up a copy of The Alchemist, I promise you, you are going to be so inspired by this story, but more importantly you are going to feel so excited, and hopeful, and encouraged about the treasure that exists within you, that is uniquely for you, that can only be discovered by you. And that is when the journey to go find it will actually begin." - Mel Robbins, podcast host and bestselling author of The Let Them Theory

"A sweetly exotic tale for young and old alike." - Publishers Weekly

"Beneath this novel's compelling story and the shimmering elegance with which it's told lies a bedrock of wisdom about following one's heart." - Booklist

"As memorable and meaningful as Saint-Exupery's The Little Prince." - Austin American-Statesman

"A touching, inspiring fable." - Indianapolis Star

"A magical little volume." - San Francisco Chronicle

"The Alchemist is a fabulous success." - Der Spiegel (Germany)

"The Alchemist is a beautiful book about magic, dreams, and the treasures we seek elsewhere and then find at our doorstep." - Madonna in Sonntag Aktuell (Germany)

"Hopeful and inspiring. ... [The Alchemist] tells you that you should believe in yourself and continue your journey." - Malala Yousafzai, 2014 Nobel Peace Prize Recipient

"A remarkable tale about the most magical of all journeys: the quest to fulfill one's destiny." - Anthony Robbins, author of Awaken the Giant Within

"An entrepreneurial tale of universal wisdom we can apply to the business of our own lives." - Spencer Johnson, MD, author of Who Moved My Cheese?

"An adventure story full of magic and wisdom." - Rudolfo Anaya, author of Bless Me, Ultima

"The Alchemist is an unabashed delight and inspirational wonder. This fable is a roseate amalgam of spiritual quest, existential puzzle, lovely sensitivity, and deep strength." - Malcom Boyd, author of Are You Running with Me, Jesus?

"Paulo Coelho knows the secret of literary alchemy." - Kenzaburō Ōe, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature

"A most tender and gentle story. It is a rare gem of a book, and will most certainly touch the very core of every heart earnestly seeking its own destiny on the journey of life." - Gerald G. Jampolsky, M.D., co-author of Change Our Mind, Change Your Life

"Rarely do I come across a story with the drectness and simplicity of Coelho's The Alchemist. It lifts the reader out of time and focuses through a believably unlikely story on a young dreamer looking for himself. A beautiful story with a pointed message for every reader." - Joseph Girzone, author of Joshua

"The Alchemist is a story about the endless search of finding out who you truly are. On the road for most of our lives, sometimes it's difficult to find something to grasp onto, to define who you are and where you belong--and reading The Alchemist truly made me appreciate my family and band and those close to and around me. It brought some stability into our wild ride of a life." - Joe Jonas of The Jonas Brothers, in Time Out New York

"[Paulo Coelho's] books have had a life-enchanting effect on millions of people." - London Times