Paulo Coelho

• Born: August 24,

1947 (age 62)
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Work: Novelist, 
Lyricist
• Genres: Drama, Fiction
Psychological.
Books by Paulo Coelho
The Alchemist
Original title: O Alquimista
Genre: Quest, Adventure,
Drama, Fantasy
Publication date:
1986 ,1993(In English)

An Allegorical Novel

Plot: Two dreamers dreaming

of treasure  

Inspired from: Jorge Luis

Borges' short story: Tale of
two dreamers
 Adaptations

• 2003 Warner Bros. bought the rights.

• Miss conception in script
• 2008 Cannes Film Festival, Harvey
Weinstein announced that he had bought
the rights to the film.
• Movie’s 1/3 part is complete n full will be
complete by 2011
Changes made in the
cover page
 Characters of the book

• Santiago.
• Melchizedek( the old king).
• The Crystal Merchant.
• The Englishman.
• Fatima.
• The Alchemist.
 Famous Quote’s from book
• It's the possibility of having a dream come true
that makes life interesting.

• When you want something, all the universe

conspires in helping you to achieve it...
• Its not what enters men's mouths that's evil, it's
what comes out of their mouths that is.
• Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people
should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.

• ..at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us,
and our lives become controlled by fate. That's the worlds greatest lie

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