02034cam a2200409 i 4500 412472545 TxAuBib 20200129120000.0 070301s1998||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780061122415 pbk. 0061122416 pbk. TxAuBib rda eng por Coelho, Paulo. Alquimista English. The alchemist / Paulo Coelho ; translated by Alan R. Clarke. [San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco, 1998. x, 197 pages : map ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "With an introduction from the author plus insights, interviews, and more" -- p. [1] of cover. "First Harper Collins hardcover edition published in 1993" -- verso. An Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself king, and an alchemist, all of whom point Santiago in the direction of his quest. No one knows what the treasure is, or if Santiago will be able to surmount the obstacles along the way. But what starts out as a journey to find worldly goods turns into a discovery of the treasures found within. 20200129. cat d sampler 20070301 jhs. add LDSBC 20141208 oeg/cjk. SL-Center copy has imprint: San Francisco : HarperOne. Jerusalem Center copy has imprint: San Francisco : HarperOne. Self-realization Fiction. Alchemists Fiction. Shepherds Spain Andalusia Fiction. Young men Spain Andalusia Fiction. Andalusia (Spain) Fiction. Portuguese fiction Translations into English. Clarke, Alan, (Alan R.)