What is The Alchemist (novel)?
{{italictitle}} '''''The Alchemist''''' ({{lang-pt|O Alquimista}}) is a [[novel]] by Brazilian author [[Paulo Coelho]] that was first published in 1988. It was originally written in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]. It became a widely translated international bestseller.<ref name=translations1>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3Acoelho%2C+paulo&fq=+%28x0%3Abook-+OR+%28x0%3Abook+x4%3Aprintbook%29+OR+%28x0%3Abook+x4%3Adigital%29+OR+%28x0%3Abook+x4%3Athsis%29+OR+%28x0%3Abook+x4%3Alargeprint%29+OR+%28x0%3Abook+x4%3Abraille%29+OR+%28x0%3Abook+x4%3Amic%29%29+%3E++%28x0%3Abook-+OR+%28x0%3Abook+x4%3Aprintbook%29+OR+%28x0%3Abook+x4%3Adigital%29+OR+%28x0%3Abook+x4%3Athsis%29+OR+%28x0%3Abook+x4%3Alargeprint%29+OR+%28x0%3Abook+x4%3Abraille%29+OR+%28x0%3Abook+x4%3Amic%29%29+%3E++%28x0%3Abook-+OR+%28x0%3Abook+x4%3Aprintbook%29+OR+%28x0%3Abook+x4%3Adigital%29+OR+%28x0%3Abook+x4%3Athsis%29+OR+%28x0%3Abook+x4%3Alargeprint%29+OR+%28x0%3Abook+x4%3Abraille%29+OR+%28x0%3Abook+x4%3Amic%29%29&dblist=638&se=&sd=&fc=ln:_75&qt=show_more_ln%3A&cookie|title=Paulo Coelho in WorldCat database|publisher=[[WorldCat]]|access-date=20 December 2016}}</ref><ref name=translations2>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/editions/4835472?page=1&per_page=100&utf8=✓|title=The Alchemist > Editions|publisher=[[Goodreads]]|access-date=20 December 2016}}</ref> It is about a young [[Andalusia]]n shepherd in his journey to the [[pyramids]] of [[Egypt]], after having a recurring dream of finding a treasure there. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Alchemist, The}} [[Category:1988 books]] {{lit-stub}}