For years, companions, colleagues, and classmates urged me to read Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist, and I paid little attention. I have a strong aversion to fads. I’m also inherently suspicious when ...
THE ALCHEMIST: A GRAPHIC NOVEL By Paulo Coelho HarperOne, $22.99 187 pages X’ED OUT By Charles Burns Pantheon, $19.95 51 pages Comics are the new canvas. Their panels offer artists a clean slate for ...
PAULO Coelho’s The Alchemist is a timeless and inspiring tale of self-discovery, dreams, and perseverance, a perfect way to begin the year. The story follows Santiago, a young Andalusian shepherd, who ...
"The Alchemist" is an allegory of a young shepherd named Santiago who leaves his homeland to follow his personal legend (or calling) and go in search of his treasure, an idea that initially comes to ...
The first time I read ‘The Alchemist,’ by Paulo Coelho, was in December 2020. Fresh out of high school, I spent that month grappling with a deceptively simple question: Now what? Despite being a ...