The Alchemist was noted as one of the 20th. Century most important literary phenomenon. Since Coelho entered for the second time in the Guinness Book of records in Oct. 2008 with his book ‘The Alchemist’ as, the most translated book in the world ( in 67 languages) . It has been edited in more than 150 countries and so far 35 million copies have been sold. It is a novel that is rich of metamorphic language and it reflects Coelho’s personal experiences in learning alchemist for 11 years. The main character, Santiago, who goes to a far away country just to pursue his dream, actually reflects the author who never gave up and followed in his dream to be writer despite many difficulties that encountered on his road to
The Alchemist was noted as one of the 20th. Century most important literary phenomenon. Since Coelho entered for the second time in the Guinness Book of records in Oct. 2008 with his book ‘The Alchemist’ as, the most translated book in the world ( in 67 languages) . It has been edited in more than 150 countries and so far 35 million copies have been sold. It is a novel that is rich of metamorphic language and it reflects Coelho’s personal experiences in learning alchemist for 11 years. The main character, Santiago, who goes to a far away country just to pursue his dream, actually reflects the author who never gave up and followed in his dream to be writer despite many difficulties that encountered on his road to