About the Author

Paulo Coelho is an international bestselling author whose books--The Alchemist, The Pilgrimage, The Valkyries, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept and The Fifth Mountain-have sold more than 23 million copies in 117 countries and have been translated into 41 languages.

Reviews

"It's a brilliant, magical, life-changing book that continues to blow my mind with its lessons. ... A remarkable tome." - Neil Patrick Harris, actor"It changed my whole life." - Pharrell Williams, musician and songwriter"I love The Alchemist. It absolutely shows you that, if you have the desire, the universe will rise up to meet you exactly where you are. One of my favorite all time quotes." - Oprah Winfrey"If you pick up a copy of The Alchemist, I promise you, you are going to be so inspired by this story, but more importantly you are going to feel so excited, and hopeful, and encouraged about the treasure that exists within you, that is uniquely for you, that can only be discovered by you. And that is when the journey to go find it will actually begin." - Mel Robbins, podcast host and bestselling author of The Let Them Theory"A sweetly exotic tale for young and old alike." - Publishers Weekly"Beneath this novel's compelling story and the shimmering elegance with which it's told lies a bedrock of wisdom about following one's heart." - Booklist"As memorable and meaningful as Saint-Exupery's The Little Prince." - Austin American-Statesman"A touching, inspiring fable." - Indianapolis Star"A magical little volume." - San Francisco Chronicle"The Alchemist is a fabulous success." - Der Spiegel (Germany)"The Alchemist is a beautiful book about magic, dreams, and the treasures we seek elsewhere and then find at our doorstep." - Madonna in Sonntag Aktuell (Germany)"Hopeful and inspiring. ... [The Alchemist] tells you that you should believe in yourself and continue your journey." - Malala Yousafzai, 2014 Nobel Peace Prize Recipient"A remarkable tale about the most magical of all journeys: the quest to fulfill one's destiny." - Anthony Robbins, author of Awaken the Giant Within"An entrepreneurial tale of universal wisdom we can apply to the business of our own lives." - Spencer Johnson, MD, author of Who Moved My Cheese?"An adventure story full of magic and wisdom." - Rudolfo Anaya, author of Bless Me, Ultima"The Alchemist is an unabashed delight and inspirational wonder. This fable is a roseate amalgam of spiritual quest, existential puzzle, lovely sensitivity, and deep strength." - Malcom Boyd, author of Are You Running with Me, Jesus?"Paulo Coelho knows the secret of literary alchemy." - Kenzaburō Ōe, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature"A most tender and gentle story. It is a rare gem of a book, and will most certainly touch the very core of every heart earnestly seeking its own destiny on the journey of life." - Gerald G. Jampolsky, M.D., co-author of Change Our Mind, Change Your Life"Rarely do I come across a story with the drectness and simplicity of Coelho's The Alchemist. It lifts the reader out of time and focuses through a believably unlikely story on a young dreamer looking for himself. A beautiful story with a pointed message for every reader." - Joseph Girzone, author of Joshua"The Alchemist is a story about the endless search of finding out who you truly are. On the road for most of our lives, sometimes it's difficult to find something to grasp onto, to define who you are and where you belong--and reading The Alchemist truly made me appreciate my family and band and those close to and around me. It brought some stability into our wild ride of a life." - Joe Jonas of The Jonas Brothers, in Time Out New York"[Paulo Coelho's] books have had a life-enchanting effect on millions of people." - London Times