01311cam a2200265Ma 4500003000600000005001700006008004100023020003100064040002400095041001200119082001500131100001900146245006600165260003300231264004500264300002600309336002700335337002900362338002800391365001200419500004100431520050900472546003600981700002801017OCoLC20260528115222.0960131s1995    enk           000 1 eng d  a9780722532935  (paperback)  aMPLbengerdac32280 aEnglish 0a869.3 COEL1 aCoelho, Paulo.14aThe alchemist /cPaulo Coelho ; translated by Alan R. Clarke.  aLondon :bThorsonss, c1992.  aThorson ; HaperCollins:bLondon ,c2021.  a181,  pages ;c20 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent.  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia.  avolumebnc2rdacarrier.  bR230.00  aa Fable about following your dreams.  aAn Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself king, and an alchemist, all of whom point Santiago in the direction of his quest. No one knows what the treasure is, or if Santiago will be able to surmount the obstacles along the way. But what starts out as a journey to find worldly goods turns into a discovery of the treasures found within.  aTranslated from the Portuguese.1 aClarke, Alanq(Alan R.)