Analysis: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The alchemist - Paulo Coelho
The author
Paulo Coelho was born in Brazil August 24, 1947 and is a lyricist and novelist. Paulo Coelho is one of the world’s most read authors. He is believed to be the fifth most read author through time.
Coelho has done a lot of different things in his life. As a teenager he was a rebel and a hippy. Later he started a publishing company, wrote lyrics for Brazil’s most popular artists and has even been in a mental hospital. He has also worked as a journalist and a director. Finally, after a journey round the world, he realized what he was meant to be; a writer.
His most famous book, The Alchemist has sold over 35 million examples worldwide.
A lot of people who have read Paulo Coelho have said that his books have changed their lives and they have started living in a completely different way, his books have given their lives a different meaning.
Summery
In the beginning of the book, one gets to see thy boy life as a shepherd. The boy tells about his sheep and most of his thoughts and worries are about his sheep and their needs. One day he goes into a small town to meet a girl, and on his way he first meets a gypsy who tells him a about a treasure by the pyramids and then the king of Salem who tells him the same. In the end he is convinced to go and look for this treasure that appears to be his destiny.
The boy sells his sheep and takes the boat over to Africa. There someone steels his money. He gives up hope and wants thing to get back to normal. He starts working in a crystal shop to earn money. There he meets a crystal merchant. When he has enough money to go back to his normal life, the words of the people he has met make him to change his mind, and he carries on through the desert with a caravan. They stop at an oasis because of a tribal war. There he meets Fatima whom he falls in love with. After a while he carries on through the desert with the alchemist whom teaches him a lot about the world.
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The author
Paulo Coelho was born in Brazil August 24, 1947 and is a lyricist and novelist. Paulo Coelho is one of the world’s most read authors. He is believed to be the fifth most read author through time.
Coelho has done a lot of different things in his life. As a teenager he was a rebel and a hippy. Later he started a publishing company, wrote lyrics for Brazil’s most popular artists and has even been in a mental hospital. He has also worked as a journalist and a director. Finally, after a journey round the world, he realized what he was meant to be; a writer.
His most famous book, The Alchemist has sold over 35 million examples worldwide.
A lot of people who have read Paulo Coelho have said that his books have changed their lives and they have started living in a completely different way, his books have given their lives a different meaning.
Summery
In the beginning of the book, one gets to see thy boy life as a shepherd. The boy tells about his sheep and most of his thoughts and worries are about his sheep and their needs. One day he goes into a small town to meet a girl, and on his way he first meets a gypsy who tells him a about a treasure by the pyramids and then the king of Salem who tells him the same. In the end he is convinced to go and look for this treasure that appears to be his destiny.
The boy sells his sheep and takes the boat over to Africa. There someone steels his money. He gives up hope and wants thing to get back to normal. He starts working in a crystal shop to earn money. There he meets a crystal merchant. When he has enough money to go back to his normal life, the words of the people he has met make him to change his mind, and he carries on through the desert with a caravan. They stop at an oasis because of a tribal war. There he meets Fatima whom he falls in love with. After a while he carries on through the desert with the alchemist whom teaches him a lot about the world.
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