The Alchemist
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The Alchemist is an internationally bestselling philosophical novel by Paulo Coelho that follows a young shepherd’s spiritual journey in search of his personal legend.
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| instanceOf |
allegorical novel
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novel → philosophical novel → |
| adaptedAs |
comic book
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musical → theatrical play → |
| author |
Paulo Coelho
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| awarded |
Guinness World Record for most translated book by a living author
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| centralConcept |
Language of the World
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Maktub → Soul of the World → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Brazil
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| genre |
adventure fiction
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philosophical fiction → quest novel → |
| hasCharacter |
Fatima
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Melchizedek → the Alchemist → the Crystal Merchant → the Englishman → the King of Salem → |
| hasMotto |
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
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| hasSoldOver |
65 million copies
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| isBestsellerIn |
international markets
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| literaryForm |
parable
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| mainCharacter |
Santiago
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| narrativePerspective |
third-person
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| notableFor |
simple, parable-like style
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spiritual and inspirational message → |
| originalLanguage |
Portuguese
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| originalTitle |
O Alquimista
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| protagonistOccupation |
shepherd
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| publicationYear |
1988
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| publisher |
Rocco
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| setting |
Andalusia
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Sahara Desert → Spain → Tangier → |
| targetAudience |
general readership
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| theme |
alchemy
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destiny → following one’s dreams → omens → personal legend → self-discovery → spiritual journey → |
| translatedInto |
more than 80 languages
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Aleph
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The Alchemist
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Paulo Coelho
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The Alchemist
("O Alquimista")
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("works by Paulo Coelho")
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The Zahir
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