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Book Review
THE ALCHEMIST
By Paulo Coelho
Name: Huda Yaqoob

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Table of contents
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Introduction About the Author About the book
Theme of book
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Characters
Book
Review/Thoughts
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Rating Conclusion

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About the Author
Paulo Coelho de Souza is a Brazilian lyricist and
novelist and a member of the Brazilian Academy
of Letters since 2002. His novel The Alchemist
became an international best-seller and he has
published 28 more books since then.

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About The Book
The Alchemist is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo
Coelho which was first published in 1988. Originally
written in Portuguese, it became a widely translated
in many other languages.

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Theme of
The Alchemist
“This book has a central theme that if you do not follow your dreams
then you will be wasting your life afraid of taking a chance, when you
could be encountering an emotional, spiritual, and life changing
experience."

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Characters

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Characters in Book
Santiago
An adventurous young Andalusia shepherd determined to
fulfill his Personal Legend, which is to find a treasure at the
foot of the Egyptian pyramids

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Characters in Book
The Alchemist
A 200-year-old, extremely powerful alchemist residing in the Al-
Fayoum Oasis. He dresses in black, rides a white horse, and carries al-
scimitar, the Philosopher’s Stone, and the Elixir of Life. He often
speaks cryptically, but he understands the Soul of the World and the
importance of Personal Legends.

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Characters in Book
Melchizedek
The King of Salem. He appears to possess magical
powers and helps those pursuing their Personal Legends.

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Characters in Book
Fatima
A beautiful and chaste young "desert woman" who lives at
the Al-Fayoum Oasis. She understands that she must
allow Santiago to travel in pursuit of his dream.
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Characters in Book
Englishman
A well-educated science student determined to learn the
secrets of alchemy by learning from a true alchemist.
He is a skeptic and loves reading his books.

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Book Review of
The Alchemist

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Book Review of The ALCHEMIST
“The Alchemist” is an interesting and inspirational journey. The whole story
revolves around the “Personal Legend”.
The story is all about a journey of physical and spiritual change. The whole
journey tells us to tackle difficulties of our way.
Some barriers stop us to go onward but this story throws light on the
consistency and priorities. These barriers cannot stop us if we are stuck to
pursue our Personal Legend.
The main focus of the story is on the sufferings of the journey and lessons of
sufferings.

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The story starts with a dream. A shepherd named Santiago has chosen his profession
according to his own liking.
He dreams twice about a treasure lying under the Pyramids of Egypt. And his quest for
finding that treasure becomes a struggle of his life.
One beautiful thing about the novel is its magical language. The language of birds,
winds, and the voices of the heart gives too much aesthetic pleasure.
Book Review of The ALCHEMIST

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The writer describes the “Language of the World and the Soul of the World” in a very beautiful
manner. Nature is the greatest power but it also has some limitations.
The events are magical. Santiago’s talk with desert, wind and the sun is phenomenally written.
This is the fantasy that tells us that nature is absolutely soulful.
One of the greatest hindrances described in the novel is fear.
The fear of failure stops us to live and get our dreams.
It is a great victory to overcome this fear.
Book Review of The ALCHEMIST

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My Thoughts
on THE ALCHEMIST
PERSONAL LEGEND

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Thoughts on The ALCHEMIST
This book is a treasure in itself for me. The Alchemist is a fantastic book and the storytelling
is beautiful.
The book shows that the journey to your destiny is as important as the destiny itself. I think
this book appeals to everyone because we all have dreams and sometimes we just want
someone to tell us that they may come true.
Everyone should read this book at least once in their lifetime. The language is so easy to
understand and the content is amazing.

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Favorite Quote
from The Alchemist
“There is only one thing that makes a
dream impossible to achieve: the fear of
failure.”
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

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Rating for Book

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To sum up, we can say that “THE ALCHEMIST” is a treasure in itself. It broadens
our vision and inspires us to pursue our Personal Legend.
By reading it we get closer to the nature. Highly motivational and inspirational
novel, it should be read by everyone.
After reading this it we get closer to the nature.
Highly motivational and inspirational novel,
it should be read by everyone.
Conclusion

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