The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream - Tapa dura

Available in a beautifully bound hardback edition for the first time in the UK, with an exclusive preface written especially for this edition by the author.

Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever – The Alchemist is such a book. This enchanting fable teaches us the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, and the importance of following our dreams above all else, and has become a modern classic.

The author has kindly written a special preface exlcusively for this edition, explaining his fascination with alchemy, the writing and symbolism of the book, ending with an uplifting parable.

This is a beautiful and unique edition – appealing to those who have already discovered this timeless bestseller and to the millions more who are yet to discover the most popular work of the world’s best loved story teller.

Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever. Paulo Coelho's 'The Alchemist' is such a book. An international best-seller, this enchanting fable has already achieved the status of a modern classic and made Paulo Coelho one of the most popular storytellers of our time.

This special edition includes an exclusive preface by the author, explaining his fascination with alchemy and the inspiration behind the fable.

Here is the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure as extravagant as any ever found. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets of Tangiers and into the Egyptian desert, where a fateful encounter with the alchemist awaits him.

This is a story that teaches us, as only few stories can, about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, learning to read the omens strewn along life's path and above all following our dreams.

"A remarkable tale about the most magical of all journey's: the quest to fulfil one's destiny. I recommend ' The Alchemist' to anyone who is passionately committed to claiming the life of their dreams."
ANTHONY ROBBINS, author of ' Awaken the Giants Within'

"Beneath this novel's compelling story and the shimmering elegance with which it's told lies a bedrock of wisdom about following one's heart."
BOOKLIST

"The story has the comic charm , dramatic tension, and psychological intensity of a fairy tale, but it's full of specific wisdom as well... A sweetly exotic tale for young and old alike."
Publisher's Weekly