Paulo Coelho

The Diary of a Magus

The Pilgrimage

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Haunted by a recurring dream, young shepherd Santiago is advised by a gypsy woman and a mystical elder, who reveals himself as the King of Salem, to journey to the Egyptian pyramids to uncover a hidden treasure. Heeding their counsel, Santiago sells his sheep and travels to Tangier, only to be swindled by a thief. This forces him to work for a kind-hearted crystal merchant, during which time he encourages the merchant to take business risks that result in Santiago amassing a small fortune in just one year.

Feeling wealthy yet unfulfilled, Santiago decides to resume his quest for the treasure at the pyramids. He joins a caravan across the Sahara desert, where he befriends an Englishman studying alchemy. The Englishman is on his way to meet a 200-year-old alchemist residing in the oasis of Al-Fayoum in the Sahara, hopeful to learn the secrets of the trade. Once they reach Al-Fayoum, Santiago falls in love with a local woman named Fatima and manages to save the oasis from an impending attack by interpreting an ominous sign in the desert. Subsequently, he is invited by the advanced alchemist to journey further into the desert, leaving Fatima and the caravan temporarily.

While traveling with the alchemist, who shares profound wisdom about the Soul of the World, they are captured by a tribe of Arab soldiers. To save their lives, the alchemist offers all of Santiago's money to the soldiers and promises them that Santiago, who is allegedly a powerful alchemist, will transform into wind within three days. Panicked and clueless, Santiago spends the next three days in deep contemplation, eventually managing to create a sandstorm with the help of the wind and the sun, fulfilling the alchemist's promise and securing their freedom. Upon reaching the pyramids, Santiago is beaten by two men who, convinced by his tale of a dream indicating treasure, leave him alive. One of the men, while dismissing dreams as worthless, unknowingly gives Santiago a final clue about the treasure's actual location. Santiago returns to Spain, locates a chest of jewels and gold under a sycamore tree in an abandoned church - the same one from his recurring dream - and plans to reunite with Fatima, who waits patiently for him in Al-Fayoum.

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Brida

The Supreme Gift

An Encounter with Angels

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On the Seventh Day, Book 1

By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

Maktub

The Fifth Mountain

A Manual

Warrior of the Light

Essential Words

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Veronika Decides to Die

On the Seventh Day, Book 3

The Devil and Miss Prym

Eleven Minutes

The Way of the Bow

Follow Your Dreams and Live Your Destiny

Journey

Selected Quotations

Life

A Novel of Obsession

The Zahir

Like the Flowing River

The Witch of Portobello

The Winner Stands Alone

Love

Aleph

Selections from Classic Literature

Inspirations

Historias de Esopo e La Fontaine Para o Nosso Tempo

Fabulas

Manuscript Found in Accra

The Book of Manuals

Adultery

Volume 1

Stories for Parents, Children and Grandchildren

Volume 2

The Spy

Hippie

The Archer

Paulo Coelho Books in Order (33 Book Series)

The Diary of a Magus

The Pilgrimage

The Alchemist

Brida

A Novel

The Supreme Gift

The Valkyries

An Encounter with Angels

By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

On the Seventh Day, Book 1

Maktub

The Fifth Mountain

Warrior of the Light

A Manual

Essential Words

Veronika Decides to Die

On the Seventh Day, Book 2

The Devil and Miss Prym

On the Seventh Day, Book 3

Eleven Minutes

A Novel

The Way of the Bow

Journey

Follow Your Dreams and Live Your Destiny

Life

Selected Quotations

The Zahir

A Novel of Obsession

Like the Flowing River

The Witch of Portobello

A Novel

The Winner Stands Alone

A Novel

Love

Selected Quotations

Aleph

Inspirations

Selections from Classic Literature

Fabulas

Historias de Esopo e La Fontaine Para o Nosso Tempo

Manuscript Found in Accra

The Book of Manuals

Adultery

A Novel

Stories for Parents, Children and Grandchildren

Volume 1

Stories for Parents, Children and Grandchildren

Volume 2

The Spy

A Novel

Hippie

The Archer

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