TY  - BOOK
AU  - Coelho, Paulo
TI  - The alchemist
T2  - 1. Literary Criticism European Spanish and Portuguese Romans. 2. Study guides
SN  - 978-0-06-235530-0
AV  - PQ 9698.13 C64 2014 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York, New York
PB  - HarperCollins Publishers
KW  - FICTION
N1  - K to 12 Compliant; Includes epilogue, and about the author
N2  - The Alchemist is a Brazilian novel about a shepherd named Santiago, an 18-year-old youth who abandons his life in Spain to embark upon an epic treasure hunt across Africa. Making several unexpected stops along the way, he uncovers profound truths about himself, the world, and the kingdom of God, which are fundamentally connected. Ultimately, he finds the treasure, but along the way he also finds love and personal fulfillment. At 16, Santiago, who had been studying to become a priest, had defied his parents' wishes and set off to travel across Andalusia with a herd of sheep. The story picks up two years later. The boy has been leading his sheep all this time. Lovesick, he's thinking about settling down with the daughter of a merchant he met the year before. As he contemplates the future, he feels anxious, hopeful, and full of questions
ER  -