This time I come-up with a book which is in the list of world’s most sold books. As of my knowledge, already 70 million copies of this book are already sold.
The Alchemist - This book is written by the Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho. Already we have shared a review of this writer’s book “The Witch of Portobello”.
Do you know the meaning for the word alchemist? - If you know it already, please proceed the reading. If you don’t know, please find the meaning for the word before proceeding.
A boy named Santiago, a shepherd boy, who is trying to find his treasure located in pyramids. Coelho explained this story in the eyes of Santiago (the boy). The boy has a dream and started his journey with more interest and courage to get it. He is travelling in the deserts with more joy and curiosity to get his dream and seeing so many type of people and getting wisdom from others words and he himself.
Whether the boy’s tireless efforts made him to achieve the treasure? – That is the one line of this story.
During his journey, he met a lady who is teaching gyphs, a king who always used to say "when you really want something to happen, the whole universe conspires so that your wish comes true" & teaching him the real meaning for the word “wisdom and dream” – this made the boy to concentrate & creating confident to find his dream…
And a shop owner who gave him the money by getting efforts from the boy and saying his dream is yet not fulfilled. This is making the boy to think to that he should be in the list of people who achieved their dream & found their treasure.
The English man who is travelling with him searches the alchemists who are living in the deserts more than 200 yrs. The boy finally falls in love with the girl named fathima, she is also giving him more confident and send him to find his treasure. This is where the writer makes everyone to think “what is that treasure? Whether he finds it?” - Please read the story and find the answer.
Before finishing, I would like to tell a word that there is one more person who was
Travelling with the boy in the final days of his journey and teaching him what is the alchemist, where to find them, how they will look like, whether you are fulfilling all the steps properly to find you treasure, etc. Who is that man – find him in the book!
When you are reading this book, I’m sure you will find lot of interesting sentences, things, people, place & more.
This book makes you to understand the importance of your dream, happiness that will come when you get your treasure; it gives you a feel that you are reading a novel and a book to teach you to find your dreams! - Hari
