The Alchemist By Paulo Coelho

Book Review By Group III

A Fable About Following Your Dreams

Born in 24TH Aug 1947, The 65 yr old is one of the most famous Authors

Braved all odds to realize his dreams

To Be A

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PAULO COELHOABOUT

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AUTHOR

The Pilgrimage The Valkyries The Fifth Mountain Eleven Minutes The Zahir The Winner Stands Alone The Alchemist

Crystal Award by World Economic Forum.Received France's Légion d'honneur.“The Alchemist” is the Guinness World Record for most translated book by a living author.Coelho is the all-time bestselling Portuguese language author.

AND SOME OF HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS ……

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• First published in 1988 (O Alquimista)

• The Most read book of the WORLD – BBC

• Most translated book

THE

CHARACTERS

Santiago : The Shephard Melchizedek: The Old King

The Englishman

The crystal Merchant

The GypsyWomen

Fatima: The Love

The fable is about Santiago, the Shepherd Boy, who is chasing his dream with a single minded zeal. The boy from the Andalusia region of Spain, chooses to become a shepherd because he wants to travel far from his land.

He has a recurring dream that is interpreted by a Gypsy woman advising him to go to the Egyptian Pyramids because a treasure awaits him. He follows this dream incessantly and comes across various experiences including meeting an Old King who inspires him to follow his dream and The Alchemist who guides him to the treasure. In the process there is a huge transformation in this boy.

SUMMARY/BODY

LEARNINGS IN THE QUEST OF TREASURE:

FROM KING: Interpretations- God, Omen, Inner-self FROM SHOP OWNER:Settled LifeResistance to ChangeFROM ENGLISHMAN: Universal LanguageFROM FATIMA:Twin SoulPower of LoveFROM DESERT: In the desert not knowing when tribal war might strike, the Camel driver in the caravan tells the boy, “I am alive. That is all I think about. When we are marching I just concentrate on marching. If I have to fight, any day to die is as good as any other day. I do not live in my past or the future. If you concentrate on the present you will be a happy man. Life is the moment we are living right now”

SUMMARY/BODY

THE

IDEA

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PHILOSOPHY

All About ….

CHASING FULFILLING & LIVING ONE’S DREAMS

When You Want Something ---“The Entire Universe Conspires in Helping you to

achieve it”.

THE SOUL OF THE UNIVERSE

THE OMENS & SYMBOLS : THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNIVERSE

THE SECRET OF LIFE

THE BEGINNER’S LUCK & THE LAST HURDLE

Strengths

• LUCID• COGENT PRESENTATION• READER’S CHOICE• AGE GROUPS

Weaknesses

• SUPERNATURAL• PLAGIARISM (?)• REPETITIVE

EVALUATION…

CONCLUSION

• THE BOOK IS WRITTEN IN SUCH LUCID MANNER THAT ONE FEELS HE IS ON A LIFE ALTERING JOURNEY HIMSELF

•MANUAL OF SELF DISCOVERY : ALL OF US ARE BLESSED CHILDREN OF THE ALMIGHTY

• IT IS OUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS LIFE WHICH KEEPS US MOVING TOWARDS OUR DREAM WHICH IS OUR DESTINY

• THE ALCHEMIST PROMPTS US TO LIVE EVERY MINUTE OF LIFE AS IT IS OUR LAST AND THINK THAT THE NEXT ONE IS THE FIRST, FREE

FROM ANY BAGGAGE OF THE PAST

• HIGHLY RECOMMEND

AN INSPIRATION FOR THE NATION