Published 1992. But, as time passes, a mysterious forcebegins to convince them that it will be impossible for them to realize theirdestiny.\"None of what the old man was saying made much sense to the boy. He was going to be able to save thelittle money he had because of a dream about hidden treasure!\"Well, interpret the dream,\" he said.\"First, swear to me. They were people of the desert, and clamoredto hear his stories about the great cities.The boy told them about his life as a shepherd, and was about to tell themof his experiences at the crystal shop when the Englishman came into thetent.\"I've been looking for you all morning,\" he said, as he led the boy outside. He knew that a few hours from now, with the sun at itszenith, the heat would be so great that he would not be able to lead hisflock across the fields. He spoke Spanish betterthan Arabic, and, if this boy was going to Al-Fayoum, there would besomeone to talk to when there were no other important things to do. So he began to wander through the city,and found himself at the gates. \"Inany case, it's good that you've learned that everything in life has its price.This is what the Warriors of the Light try to teach.\"The old man returned the book to the boy.\"Tomorrow, at this same time, bring me a tenth of your flock. *The boy began again to read his book, but he was no longer able toconcentrate. Whenever he saw the sea, or a fire, he fell silent,impressed by their elemental force.I've learned things from the sheep, and I've learned things from crystal, hethought. He had already seen manypeople come and go, and the desert remained as it was. Maybe it was his treasure tohave wound up in that strange land, met up with a thief, and doubled thesize of his flock without spending a cent.He was proud of himself. One always had something thatthe other neededas if everything were indeed written by one hand. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 36 / 94an alchemist. But hedecided first to buy his bakery and put some money aside. A shepherd may like to travel, but he should never forget about hissheep.The old man looked at the boy and, with his hands held together, madeseveral strange gestures over the boy's head. In his pouch, he had his jackethe certainly wasn't goingto need it in the desert. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 20 / 94fields of Andalusia, he had become used to learning which path he shouldtake by observing the ground and the sky. Here I am, between my flock and mytreasure, the boy thought. But he hadfound a guide, and didn't want to miss out on an opportunity.\"You have to cross the entire Sahara desert,\" said the young man. An alchemist would probably live ina manner that was different from that of the rest of the people at the oasis,and it was likely that in his tent an oven was continuously burning. The boyand the Englishman had bought camels, and climbed uncertainly onto theirbacks. I've already imagined the people who would be \"The oases may notshelter armies or troops.\"To the boy's surprise, the Englishman took a chrome-plated revolver out ofhis bag and gave it to the men who were collecting the arms.\"Why a revolver?\" he asked. \"My friend bought all the other sheepimmediately. The Alchemist a novel by Paulo Coelho. But that's the way life is with sheep and Perhaps to a baker, or to another shepherd who could read andcould tell her exciting storiesafter all, he probably wasn't the only one. Even the guides spoke very little to one another.\"I've crossed these sands many times,\" said one of the camel drivers onenight. Butthe king of Salem hoped desperately that the boy would be successful.It's too bad that he's quickly going to forget my name, he thought. \"When he was a child, that man wanted to travel, too. The rest is up to Allah, including the danger.\"And he concluded by saying the mysterious word: \"Maktub.\"\"You should pay more attention to the caravan,\" the boy said to theEnglishman, after the camel driver had left. The boy had never even noticed that there was a hole in his pouch.He knelt down to find Urim and Thummim and put them back in the pouch.But as he saw them lying there on the ground, another phrase came to hismind.\"Learn to recognize omens, and follow them,\" the old king had said.An omen. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 34 / 94and purpose, and as part of a search for something believed in and desired.Tangier was no longer a strange city, and he felt that, just as he hadconquered this place, he could conquer the world.\"When you want something, all the universe conspires to help you achieveit,\" the old king had said.But the old king hadn't said anything about being robbed, or about endlessdeserts, or about people who know what their dreams are but don't want torealize them. It's your mission on earth.\"\"Even when all you want to do is travel? Everywherethere were stalls with items for sale. It traveled during the morning, haltedwhen the sun was at its strongest, and resumed late in the afternoon. In the desert, disobedience means death.\"There was a murmur from the crowd. There were no wolves in theregion, but once an animal had strayed during the night, and the boy hadhad to spend the entire next day searching for it.He swept the floor with his jacket and lay down, using the book he had justfinished reading as a pillow. . He had remembered that one of thecrystal merchant's suppliers transported his crystal by means of caravansthat crossed the desert. By the time he had hadenough of the sea, he would already have known other cities, other women,and other chances to be happy. He had unraveled the truths behindimportant questions, but his studies had taken him to a point beyond whichhe could not seem to go. I'm interested only inthe present. He knew that wind: people called it the levanter,because on it the Moors had come from the Levant at the eastern end ofthe Mediterranean.The levanter increased in intensity. On the otherhand, I don't know if the desert can be a friend, and it's in the desert that Ihave to search for my treasure. But an old king sometimes has totake some pride in himself.\" *How strange Africa is, thought the boy.He was sitting in a bar very much like the other bars he had seen along thenarrow streets of Tangier. From where hestood, he saw for the first time that the old merchant's hair was very muchlike the hair of the old king. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 9 / 94about memorizing a lot of names.When he was finally able to concentrate on what he was reading, he likedthe book better; the burial was on a snowy day, and he welcomed thefeeling of being cold. Good afternoon.\"And he vanished around the corner of the plaza. He almostbegan to tell about his treasure, but decided not to do so. If he were to say anything, the bakerwould spend three days thinking about giving it all up, even though he hadgotten used to the way things were. The shepherd told her of the Andalusian countryside, and related thenews from the other towns where he had stopped. He knew he was stronger than hisfriend.Suddenly, there in the midst of all that confusion, he saw the most beautifulsword he had ever seen. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 14 / 94\"Treasure is uncovered by the force of flowing water, and it is buried by thesame currents,\" said the old man. They were content with just food and water, and, in exchange, theygenerously gave of their wool, their company, andonce in a whiletheirmeat.If I became a monster today, and decided to kill them, one by one, theywould become aware only after most of the flock had been slaughtered,thought the boy. He looked at the people in the plaza for awhile; they were coming and going, and all of them seemed to be verybusy.\"So, what is Salem like?\" he asked, trying to get some sort of clue.\"It's like it always has been.\"No clue yet. But there was one idea thatseemed to repeat itself throughout all the books: all things are themanifestation of one thing only.In one of the books he learned that the most important text in the literatureof alchemy contained only a few lines, and had been inscribed on thesurface of an emerald.\"It's the Emerald Tablet,\" said the Englishman, proud that he might teachsomething to the boy.\"Well, then, why do we need all these books?\" the boy asked.\"So that we can understand those few lines,\" the Englishman answered,without appearing really to believe what he had said. I've already imagined a thousand times crossing the desert, arrivingat the Plaza of the Sacred Stone, the seven times I walk around it beforeallowing myself to touch it. The old man knew how to read, and had alreadyread the book. \"This candy merchant isn't makingcandy so that later he can travel or marry a shopkeeper's daughter. They climb themountain to see the castle, and they wind up thinking that the past wasbetter than what we have now. Before you came, I was thinkingabout how much time I had wasted in the same place, while my friends hadmoved on, and either went bankrupt or did better than they had before. \"How many sheep do youhave?\"\"Enough,\" said the boy. *They were strange books. The Alchemist Summary Next Prologue In the Prologue, the alchemist reads a story about Narcissus a youth so fascinated by his own beautiful reflection that he falls into a lake and drowns. Thatmorning he had done some calculating: if he continued to work every dayas he had been, he would need a whole year to be able to buy some sheep.\"I'd like to build a display case for the crystal,\" the boy said to themerchant. Video An illustration of an audio speaker. He went over to the bakery and bought a loaf of bread, thinkingabout whether or not he should tell the baker what the old man had saidabout him. So he could not be hasty, nor impatient. The tea seemed less bitter.\"Who are you?\" he heard a voice ask him in Spanish.The boy was relieved. If the sand was too finefor the animals' hooves, they sought a way where the sand was moresubstantial. The boy, accustomed to recognizing omens, spoke to the merchant.\"Let's sell tea to the people who climb the hill.\"\"Lots of places sell tea around here,\" the merchant said.\"But we could sell tea in crystal glasses. Urim and Thummim.It made the boy think of the old king, and it startled him to realize how longit had been since he had thought of him. It was as if some mysterious energy bound his life to that ofthe sheep, with whom he had spent the past two years, leading themthrough the countryside in search of food and water. Sometimes it's better to be withthe sheep, who don't say anything. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 47 / 94The boy awoke as the sun rose. He got up, adjusted his clothing, and picked up hispouch.\"I'll work for you,\" he said.And after another long silence, he added, \"I need money to buy somesheep.\"PART TWOThe boy had been working for the crystal merchant for almost a month, andhe could see that it wasn't exactly the kind of job that would make himhappy. Ashe walked past the city's castle, he interrupted his return, and climbed thestone ramp that led to the top of the wall. He was older, and was carrying a small bucket. He wasn't asking for help. That doesn't happen to just anyone!He was planning as he left the bar. He transformed himselfinto a stone that rolled up to the miner's foot. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 30 / 94at my side, and those in front of me, and the conversations and prayers wewould share. Read key facts, the plot summary, and important quotes . I'm trying to find out where the alchemist lives But he knew that Salem wasn't in Andalusia. Did you notice the beautiful parchments in mylibrary? Butthis was the present momentthe party the camel driver had mentionedand he wanted to live it as he did the lessons of his past and his dreams ofthe future. But ever since he had been a child, he had wantedto know the world, and this was much more important to him than knowingGod and learning about man's sins. But use them to buy your flock. The peoplewere also praying to heaven for protection.A long note was sounded on a bugle, and everyone mounted up. \"I dreamed that I was in a fieldwith my sheep, when a child appeared and began to play with the animals. It was bunched up, and he had hardly thought of it for along time. The boypreferred wine.But he didn't need to worry about that right now. Youcould build one in your backyard.\"\"You've never had dreams of travel,\" said the boy, turning to wait on acustomer who had entered the shop.Two days later, the merchant spoke to the boy about the display.\"I don't much like change,\" he said. That he wanted to travel. The boy approached awoman who had come to the well to fill a goatskin with water.\"Good afternoon, ma'am. The nearby city of Ceuta hadgrown faster than Tangier, and business had fallen off. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other peopleshould lead their lives, but none about his or her own.He decided to wait until the sun had sunk a bit lower in the sky beforefollowing his flock back through the fields. He didn't consider mending the holethe stonescould fall through any time they wanted. He didn't need to seek out the oldwoman for this! The most prominent theme in The Alchemist is the idea that each person has a "Personal Legend"a type of ideal fate or destinyand that each person can chose whether or not to pursue that legend. And better still to be alone with one's And it ends up saying that everyone believes the world'sgreatest lie.\" The Englishman had several suitcases filled with books.There was a babble of noise, and the leader had to repeat himself severaltimes for everyone to understand what he was saying.\"There are a lot of different people here, and each has his own God. The boy saw a man appear behind the counter. And maybe it wasn't that they were teaching me,but that I was learning from them.\"Maktub,\" the merchant said, finally.\"What does that mean?\"\"You would have to have been born an Arab to understand,\" he answered.\"But in your language it would be something like 'It is written.' The alchemist saw the tribal chiefs greet the leader of thecaravan, and converse with him at length.But none of that mattered to the alchemist. The old woman had said the same thing. One year, when the crop wasthe best ever, we all went to Mecca, and I satisfied the only unmetobligation in my life. \"I know other girls in other places.\"But in his heart he knew that it did matter. \"You and I aren't like Hassan, that richmerchant. It reminded him of thewool from his sheep his sheep who were now seeking food and water inthe fields of Andalusia, as they always had.\"They're not my sheep anymore,\" he said to himself, without nostalgia.\"They must be used to their new shepherd, and have probably alreadyforgotten me. Oh, if they only knew how different things are justtwo hours by ship from where they are, he thought. \"I promised that I would make my own decisions,\" he said tohimself.But the stones had told him that the old man was still with him, and thatmade him feel more confident. Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 28 / 94with shepherds.\"The merchant turned to a customer who wanted three crystal glasses. They placed the symbolsof the pilgrimage on the doors of their houses. Although the vision of the date palms would someday be just amemory, right now it signified shade, water, and a refuge from the war.Yesterday, the camel's groan signaled danger, and now a row of date palmscould herald a miracle.The world speaks many languages, the boy thought. Published 1992. *\"That's strange,\" said the boy, as he tried once again to read the burial He saw to it that all the sheep enteredthrough the ruined gate, and then laid some planks across it to prevent theflock from wandering away during the night. In this version of the story, the goddess of the forest encounters the lake in which Narcissus drowned. Itmade me very depressed. One of them, a cobbler whomade his living mending boots, said that he had traveled for almost a yearthrough the desert, but that he got more tired when he had to walk throughthe streets of Tangier buying his leather.\"\"Well, why don't you go to Mecca now?\" asked the boy.\"Because it's the thought of Mecca that keeps me alive. I know its dimensions andhow it behaves. Full Book Summary. Heknew it would require a lot of patience, but shepherds know all aboutpatience. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 33 / 94He waited patiently for the merchant to awaken and open the shop. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 50 / 94here at the oasis.\"The woman said she had never heard of such a person, and hurried away.But before she fled, she advised the boy that he had better not try toconverse with women who were dressed in black, because they weremarried women. One night, acamel driver came to the fire where the Englishman and the boy weresitting. I don't want to changeanything, because I don't know how to deal with change. 12 by Ben Jonson. He thought that the horizon was a bitlower than it had been, because he seemed to see stars on the desert itself.\"It's the oasis,\" said the camel driver.\"Well, why don't we go there right now?\" the boy asked.\"Because we have to sleep.\" * I wanted them to be a part of yourinheritance. He had neverthought of them in terms of a language used by God to indicate what heshould do.\"Don't be impatient,\" he repeated to himself. His eyes filled with tears as he spoke of the Prophet. It wasn't exactly that they were secrets; God revealed his secretseasily to all his creatures.He had only one explanation for this fact: things have to be transmitted this He went on tellingstories about his travels, and her bright, Moorish eyes went wide with fearand surprise. I couldn't have found God in the seminary,he thought, as he looked at the sunrise.Whenever he could, he sought out a new road to travel. Theboy felt ill and terribly alone. Read Full Text. Inhis pursuit of the dream, he was being constantly subjected to tests of hispersistence and courage. Then he realized that he had been distracted for a few moments,looking at the sword. One afternoon, on a visit to his family,he had summoned up the courage to tell his father that he didn't want tobecome a priest. Only in that way would he be able to read the omens. \"That's it! As he mused about these things, he realized that he had to choosebetween thinking of himself as the poor victim of a thief and as anadventurer in quest of his treasure.\"I'm an adventurer, looking for treasure,\" he said to himself. Idon't like people to do that, because the sheep are afraid of strangers. The candy seller had asmile on his face: he was happy, aware of what his life was about, andready to begin a day's work. With a movement that was too quick for someone his age, the mancovered whatever it was with his cape. The boy could see in his father's gaze adesire to be able, himself, to travel the worlda desire that was still alive,despite his father's having had to bury it, over dozens of years, under theburden of struggling for water to drink, food to eat, and the same place tosleep every night of his life. The thief wasn't there, and theowner brought him a cup of tea.I can always go back to being a shepherd, the boy thought. There was alsothe merchant's daughter, but she wasn't as important as his flock, becauseshe didn't depend on him. \"And todo that, you need money. An illustration of an open book. It was shepherds who were the first to recognize a king that therest of the world refused to acknowledge. \"Maybe that's why they give up on it so early,too. He seemed unfriendly, andhad looked irritated when the boy had entered. He had fallen asleep in themiddle of the marketplace, and life in the plaza was about to resume.Looking around, he sought his sheep, and then realized that he was in anew world. The hooded Bedouinsreappeared more and more frequently, and the camel driverwho hadbecome a good friend of the boy'sexplained that the war between thetribes had already begun. When he speaks in our language, Ican interpret what he has said. And he knew what was thefair price for every one of his animals.He decided to return to his friend's stable by the longest route possible. Neither the woman nor the old man were at allimpressed by the fact that he was a shepherd. All things are one.\"And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you toachieve it.\"They were both silent for a time, observing the plaza and the townspeople.It was the old man who spoke first.\"Why do you tend a flock of sheep?\"\"Because I like to travel.\"The old man pointed to a baker standing in his shop window at one cornerof the plaza. But he was ableto understand one thing: making a decision was only the beginning ofthings. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Upgrade to A + Intro Plot Summary Summary & Analysis Themes Quotes Characters Symbols Theme Wheel Teachers and parents! I have been told that beauty is the great seducer ofmen.\"The merchant didn't respond, but that afternoon, after saying his prayersand closing the shop, he invited the boy to sit with him and share hishookah, that strange pipe used by the Arabs.\"What is it you're looking for?\" asked the old merchant.\"I've already told you. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 38 / 94talking about, \"It's in the Bible. Once again he saw that, in that strange land, he was applying thesame lessons he had learned with his sheep.\"All things are one,\" the old man had said. As he was leaving, he saw, in the corner of the room, his oldshepherd's pouch. On the very first page itdescribed a burial ceremony. I'm going to hate those who have found their treasurebecause I never found mine. What he needed to do wasreview all he had learned over the years, because the alchemist wouldcertainly put him to the test.The young Arab took out a book and began to read. Theboy was beginning to understand that intuition is really a sudden immersionof the soul into the universal current of life, where the histories of all peopleare connected, and we are able to know everything, because it's all writtenthere.\"Maktub,\" the boy said, remembering the crystal merchant.The desert was all sand in some stretches, and rocky in others. He quickly pulled his hands away.\"I didn't come here to have you read my palm,\" he said, already regrettinghaving come. Theywent in to drink the tea, which was served in beautiful crystal glasses.\"My wife never thought of this,\" said one, and he bought some crystalhewas entertaining guests that night, and the guests would be impressed bythe beauty of the glassware. And the solid part was called the Philosopher's Stone.\"It's not easy to find the Philosopher's Stone,\" said the Englishman. When he had gone only a short distance, he realized that, whilethey were erecting the stall, one of them had spoken Arabic and the otherSpanish.And they had understood each other perfectly well.There must be a language that doesn't depend on words, the boy thought.I've already had that experience with my sheep, and now it's happening withpeople. *The horizon was tinged with red, and suddenly the sun appeared. If it were, hewould already have heard of it.\"And what do you do in Salem?\" he insisted.\"What do I do in Salem?\" The old man laughed. The Alchemist is a novel by Paulo Coelho that was first published in 1988. A lawyer. Now it was too late tochange anythingthe only thing he had ever learned to do was to buy andsell crystal glassware. And he hadforgotten to mention that, when you have enough money to buy a flocklarger than the one you had before, you should buy it.The boy picked up his pouch and put it with his other things. He picked up the two stones and putthem back in his pouch. When he had finished his smoke,he reached into one of his pockets, and sat there for a few moments,regarding what he had withdrawn.It was a bundle of money. The Alchemist Book PDF Free Download Link Click down the button below to download the full PDF file PDF File Author Source: Twitter The author of The Alchemist PDF Book is Paulo Coelho, he was born on 24 August 1954 in Brazil Rio de Janeiro. The old man continued, \"You have been areal blessing to me. \"You have helped me.\" Theman continued to prepare his tea, saying nothing. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 1 / 94 The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho Translated by Alan R. Clarke. Just as I hadn't realized that for so many years Ihad been speaking a language without words to my sheep.\"Do you want to go to work for me?\" the merchant asked.\"I can work for the rest of today,\" the boy answered. He had lived thirty years of his lifebuying and selling crystal pieces, and now it was too late to do anythingelse.He spent the entire morning observing the infrequent comings and goings inthe street. The Soul of the World is nourished bypeople's happiness. Torealize one's destiny is a person's only real obligation. The third said that it was a tradition in the Orient to use crystalglasses for tea because it had magical powers.Before long, the news spread, and a great many people began to climb thehill to see the shop that was doing something new in a trade that was soold. It's the simple things in lifethat are the most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them.And since I am not wise, I have had to learn other arts, such as the readingof palms.\"\"Well, how am I going to get to Egypt?\"\"I only interpret dreams. ISBN 0-7225-3293-8. Thenthe two went off to have some more tea.\"I'm leaving today,\" said the boy. The caravan would be very lucky to reach theoasis.The animals were exhausted, and the men talked among themselves lessand less. ''He told the boy it was no coincidence that he had met him with Urim andThummim in his hand. No sound from the bazaars, no arguments among the merchants,no men climbing to the towers to chant. There were thousands of people there,arguing, selling, and buying; vegetables for sale amongst daggers, andcarpets displayed alongside tobacco. \"People will pass byand bump into it, and pieces will be broken.\"\"Well, when I took my sheep through the fields some of them might havedied if we had come upon a snake. He knew everything about each member ofhis flock: he knew which ones were lame, which one was to give birth twomonths from now, and which were the laziest. *The boy awoke before dawn. The scabbard was embossed in silver, and thehandle was black and encrusted with precious stones. When he's anold man, he's going to spend a month in Africa. Please enter a valid web address. If I have to fight, it will be just asgood a day to die as any other.\"Because I don't live in either my past or my future. Share to Twitter . Summary Read one-minute Sparklet summaries, the detailed section-by-section Summary & Analysis, or the Full Book Summary of The Alchemist . \"You brought a new feeling into my crystalshop. He realized thathe could do the same thing the old man had donesense whether a personwas near to or far from his destiny. When thecaravan was blocked by a boulder, it had to go around it; if there was alarge rocky area, they had to make a major detour. \"Thealchemists spent years in their laboratories, observing the fire that purifiedthe metals. He'sdoing it because it's what he wants to do,\" thought the boy. The boy knew what he was about to describe,though: the mysterious chain that links one thing to another, the same chainthat had caused him to become a shepherd, that had caused his recurringdream, that had brought him to a city near Africa, to find a king, and to berobbed in order to meet a crystal merchant, andThe closer one gets to realizing his destiny, the more that destiny becomeshis true reason for being, thought the boy.The caravan moved toward the east. Theold man wore a breastplate of heavy gold, covered with precious stones.The boy recalled the brilliance he had noticed on the previous day.He really was a king! Noteveryone can see his dreams come true in the same way. Santiago consults a gypsy woman to interpret the . \"They wanted me to be apriest, but I decided to become a shepherd.\"\"Much better,\" said the old man. 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