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    The Alchemist - Summarized for Busy People: Based on the Book by Paulo Coelho
    The Alchemist - Summarized for Busy People: Based on the Book by Paulo Coelho
    The Alchemist - Summarized for Busy People: Based on the Book by Paulo Coelho
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    The Alchemist - Summarized for Busy People: Based on the Book by Paulo Coelho

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    This book summary and analysis was created for individuals who want to extract the essential contents and are too busy to go through the full version. This book is not intended to replace the original book. Instead, we highly encourage you to buy the full version.

    As a wonderful show of wisdom, self-understanding, and purpose, The Alchemist has become a modern classic and has sold millions of copies all over the world which had transformed the lives of readers across generations.

    Paulo Coelho's inspiring tale of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who traverses across continents in search of a treasure. His journey leads him to discover treasures that he had not thought possible. His travel teaches him about the wisdom there is in listening to our hearts, recognizing the opportunities all around, and following our dreams.

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGoldmine Reads
    Release dateJul 31, 2018
    ISBN9781386321323
    The Alchemist - Summarized for Busy People: Based on the Book by Paulo Coelho

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      The Alchemist - Summarized for Busy People - Goldmine Reads

      THE ALCHEMIST

      Summarized For Busy People

      Based on the Book by Paulo Coelho

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      Under no circumstances will any legal responsibility or blame be held against the publisher for any reparation, damages, or monetary loss due to the information herein, either directly or indirectly.

      Respective authors own all copyrights not held by the publisher.

      TABLE OF CONTENT

      THE ALCHEMIST

      Book Overview

      About the Author

      ABOUT THIS BOOK SUMMARY

      Book Setting and History

      Summary of Characters

      Santiago

      Merchant’s Daughter

      Gypsy Woman

      Melchizedek

      The Crystal Shop Owner

      The Englishman

      Fatima

      The Alchemist

      Quick Book Summary

      Prologue

      Part One

      Part Two

      Epilogue

      Author’s View and Relation to the Book

      Book Themes and Symbols

      Books

      Religious Themes

      Biblical people

      Christian beliefs

      Islamic practices

      Miracles

      Fate

      Treasure

      The heart and soul

      Omens, Dreams, and Visions

      All Things Are One

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      Book Overview

      The Alchemist was written by Paulo Coelho within two weeks in 1987; it was later published in Brazil by a small company which didn’t gain a lot of traction. The publisher gave the rights back to the author because of this failure; however, Coelho submitted it once again to a different publisher—with Harper Collins eventually getting their hands on the manuscript. It didn’t sell as much at first, but not until they published a translation in French in the early 1990s. This translation became one of the French bestsellers lists and it was here that it became discovered to be one of the best novels of its time and gained its place beside other classics.

      The message that the story shares revolves around that of hope and believing in one’s own dreams. Readers around the world related to this message and inspired them to follow their dreams. Since then, it had been translated into almost 100 languages and has been acclaimed by celebrities, literary giants, and politicians alike.

      The story in itself is short

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