Low-context culture is a term used by anthropologist Edward T. Hall in 1976 to describe a communication style that relies heavily on explicit and direct language. Learn more about low-context cultures from examples and test your knowledge with a quiz.
Definition of ALCHEMIST. : a person who studies or practices alchemy.
In Coelho's The Alchemist, the language of the world is the way all things communicate because all things are one. Santiago tries to tell the Englishman this. In his turn, the Englishman tells Santiago that all he needs is found in books; but the Englishman finds nothing important in trying to listen to the desert or by searching for omens.