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antiago learns many lessons along the way, including the true nature of the

ing dialogue between Santiago and Alchemist illustrates

ne of the many insights from the book:

ar to suffer,” the boy confides to the

alchemist one night as they look up at a moonless night. “Tell your

heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself,” the

alchemist replies. “And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes

in search of its dreams because every second of the search is a

second’s encounter with God and with eternity.”

The Alchemist is the type of book that many people have read over and over, and
for many, it has changed their lives forever. An international best-seller for years,
it has become a modern classic.

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Books

• The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream


• The Pilgramage


• By the River Piedra, I Sat Down and Wept


• The Valkyries


• The Fifth Mountain


• Veronika Decides to Die


• Manual of the Warrior of the Light


• The Devil and Miss Prym


• Eleven Minutes

Audio and Video Programs

• The Alchemist (on audio CD)

Other Programs and Highlights

In July 2002, Paulo Coelho became a member of the prestigious Brazilian
Academy of Letters. Paulo writes weekly journalistic columns syndicated
throughout the world to several notable organizations. He has also appeared in
various documentaries about his life and about various aspects of Brazilian life.