Alchemist

Alchemist The Alchemist A Book Report on: The Alchemist By Paulo Coelho Submitted to Ms. K. Deshotel By Timothy Zimmerman English IV AP(G) - hour 1 Northshore High School 03/12/2000 Biography of Author - Paulo Coelho was born in Rio de Janiero in 1947 and before his career as a best-selling author, he was a playwright, theatre director, hippie, and popular songwriter for some of Brazil's leading pop artists. In 1986 he took a pilgrimage along that Road of Santiago and this would be the center of the plot of the book, The Pilgrimage, which was published in 1987. His second book was named The Alchemist and was published in 1988. This book has gone to number one in 29 countries and Coelho has been regarded as the most widely read contemporary writers. The Alchemist was one of the top ten international best sellers of 1998. His work has been published in more than 100 countries and is translated into 42 different languages. He has been awarded a variety of prestigious awards from many different countries. He today lives in South America with his family. Main Characters - The Shepherd - This was the boy through whose eyes the story was boy, about, legend, book, personal, been, alchemist, life, shepherd, because, treasure, told, should, one, man, main, dream, crystal, wanted, theme, out, off, oasis, money, help, way, two, thought, thing, stayed, something, shop, realize, pyramids, pilgrimage