The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever. This is such a book – a magical fable about learning to listen to your heart, read the omens strewn along life’s path and, above, all follow your dreams.

This is the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who dreams of travelling the world in search of a worldly treasure as fabulous as any ever found. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets of Tangiers, and from there into the Egyptian desert, where a fateful encounter with the alchemist awaits him

The Alchemist is a story with the power to inspire nations and change people’s lives

The Book has been translated into 67 languages, has sold over 65 million copies throughout the world, and has won several international awards, including the United Kingdom's 2004 Nielsen Gold Book Award, France's Grand Prix Litteraire Elle in 1995, and Germany's 2002 Corine International Award for fiction.