Alchemist
Author: Paulo Coelho
Alchemy according to Wikipedia simply means philosophical and protoscientific tradition practiced throughout Europe, Egypt and Asia. Common aims were chrysopoeia, the transmutation of "base metals" (e.g., lead) into "noble" ones (particularly gold); the creation of an elixir of immortality; the creation of panaceas able to cure any disease; and the development of an alkahest, a universal solvent
I guess an alchemist would mean a person who dabbles in such practices. And while the book itself doesn't teach you how to transmutate lead to gold it does something very similar.
I have read several of Paulo Coelho's books but this is where it all began.
Author: Paulo Coelho
Alchemy according to Wikipedia simply means philosophical and protoscientific tradition practiced throughout Europe, Egypt and Asia. Common aims were chrysopoeia, the transmutation of "base metals" (e.g., lead) into "noble" ones (particularly gold); the creation of an elixir of immortality; the creation of panaceas able to cure any disease; and the development of an alkahest, a universal solvent
I guess an alchemist would mean a person who dabbles in such practices. And while the book itself doesn't teach you how to transmutate lead to gold it does something very similar.
I have read several of Paulo Coelho's books but this is where it all began.
Touted as the fable about following your dreams, if you have
never read a Paulo Coelho you should read this one.
A dear friend gave me this book and if there was point in my
life, which I could reflect and say,
"This was the moment my life changed for the better."
I guess this would be it.
No spoilers but these are a few words on the back cover.
"Dreams are meant to be followed, life is meant to be
lived."
Award winning and life changing. A must read
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