The Alchemist is a novel by Paulo Coelho first published in 1988. Originally written in Portuguese, The Alchemist has been translated into 56 languages. An allegorical novel, The Alchemist follows an Andalusian shepherd named Santiago in his journey to Egypt, after having a recurring dream of finding treasure there.
The book has gone on to becoming an international bestseller. According to AFP, it has sold more than 65 million copies in more than 150 countries, becoming one of the best-selling books in history But according to the publisher HarperCollins at the time of that paperback publication, all of Coelho's many books had sold 65 million copies total; according to the author's web site twenty-one million copies of The Alchemist have been sold.
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