1. Book Review of
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho

3. THE ALCHEMIST
• O Alquimista - Portuguese title
• Published: 1988
• Translated into 71 languages
• Sold more than 65 million copies in over 165 countries
• Won GUINNESS WORLD RECORD
• ISBN number: 0-06-250217-4

5. Characters
• Santiago
• Gypsy
• Melchizedek
• The Shopkeeper
• The Englishman
• Fatima
• The Alchemist

6. Santiago

7. The Gypsy

8. Melchizedek

9. The Shopkeeper

10. The Englishman

11. Fatima

12. The Alchemist

16. Metaphors & Quotes
• Destiny
“ It’s a force that appears to be negative but shows how to
realize your destiny, prepares your spirit & your
will…..there is one great truth on this planet…..”
• Principle of favorability
“ Every search begins with beginner’s luck & every search
ends with the victor’s being severally tested!”

17. • Soul of the world
• Language of the world
“Learn to understand the language without words…..only
then you can learn to understand the world.”
• MAKTUB

18. • Omens
“ Learn to recognize omens & follow them…”
• Alchemy
• Alchemist
• Emerald tablet
• Philosopher's stone & elixir of life.

19. Urim & Thummim
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20. 20

21. When tribes caught them….
“When you possess great treasures
within you & try to tell others of them,
seldom are you believed…”
21

22. “ We are afraid of losing what we have
whether its our life or possessions…..but
this fear evaporates when we understand
that
our life stories and history of the world
is written by the same hand” 22

23. “At a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s
happening to us ,our lives become controlled by fate.
That’s the world’s greatest lie.”
“The closer one gets to realizing his destiny the more
that destiny becomes his true reason for being.”
“We are afraid of losing what we have whether its our
life or our possessions and property. But this fear
evaporates when we understand that our life stories and
the history of the world were written by the same hand.”

24. “Its not what enters men’s mouth that’s evil. Its what comes
out of their mouths that is evil.”
“Everything that happens once can never happen again but
everything that happens twice will surely happen for the third
time. ”
“No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a
central role in the history of the world. And normally he
doesn’t know it.”

25. Comments

26. Paul Zindel (Author of The Pulitzer Prize Winning Play)
• “A boy named Santiago joins the ranks of
candide by taking us on a very excellent
adventure.”

27. Lynn Andrews (Author of The Medicine Woman Trilogy)
• “Paulo Coelho gives you the inspiration to
follow your own dreams by seeing the world
through your own eyes and not by someone
else‟s,”

28. Anthony Robbins (Author of Awaken the giant within)
• “A remarkable tale about the most magical of
all the journeys: the quest to full fill one‟s
destiny. I recommended The Alchemist to
everyone who is passionately committed to
claiming the life of their dreams –Today.”

29. Spencer Johnson (Author of The One Minute Manager)
• “An entrepreneurial tale of universal wisdom
we can apply to the business of our own lives.”

30. Kajol & Karan Johar at the 'Visual Journey' of the
Alchemist.

31. Decide your goals…

32. “Have faith that you will accomplish them”

33. Trust your instinct

34. Believe in yourself

35. Believe in God, he’ll never let you fail but will
keep on taking your tests

36. Learn from your experiences

37. Work for what you have aimed….

38. Obstacles to ones personal legend are merely
obstacles….not blockages

39. Different book covers of THE
ALCHEMIST….

45. Recommendations
Who should read this book-
1. This book is not targeted towards any age..
2. Who believe and practice spirituality
3. Who wants to understand their own heart and follow their
dreams.
4. MUST FOR THE CONFUSED.
5. For budding entrepreneurs.

46. Rating

51. Review
What's good-
1. A thought provoking book.
2. Challenges you to think about our „‟Personal Legend‟‟.
3. Focuses on the individual and the pursuit of individual dreams.
4. Emphasizes constant learning.
5. The story telling is powerful and gripping.
6. Shows great knowledge and skill of author in binding fiction with facts.
7. Important read. Why?

52. What's not good-
1. The arrangement of content is quite clumsy.
2. Characters are not referenced with their names enough.
3. Some moments of climax are written very short and
not detailed enough.