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Alchemist : A Graphic Novel
Hardback Edition: 1/2011
Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever. The Alchemist has established itself as a modern classic, universally admired. Now for the first time, the phenomenal bestselller has been rendered as a graphic novel that will appeal to
the millions of existing fans while also attracting a new generation of readers
The Alchemist is the magical tale of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure as extravagant as any ever found. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets of Tangier and across the Egyptian desert to a fateful encounter with the alchemist.The story of the treasures Santiago finds along the way teaches us, as only a few stories have done, about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, learning to read the omens strewn along life’s path, and above all, following our dreams.
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Featured in the Autumn 2011 Teen Reads
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Pages : 208
Publisher : Harper Collins
Publication date : 2011-02-01
Subjects: Fiction, Contemporary, Graphic Novels, Historical Fiction