The Alchemist

 
ALSO BY 
P
AULO 
C
OELHO
 
 
The Pilgrimage: A Contemporary Quest for Ancient Wisdom 
The Valkyries: An Encounter with Angels 
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept 
The Fifth Mountain 
The Illustrated Alchemist 
Veronika Decides to Die 

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CREDITS 
Cover design: Doreen Louie Cover photograph © by J. Sims/FPG 
International 

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Copyright 
This book is an English version of O Alquimista, the Portuguese 
original edition, published in Brazil by Editora Rocco Ltd. (Rio de 
Janeiro). Copyright © 1988 by Paulo Coelho. This edition was 
prepared by Alan R. Clarke in consultation with Paulo Coelho. 
THE ALCHEMIST
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Mobipocket Reader July 2005 ISBN 0-06-088268-9 
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data has been 
ordered.
ISBN 0–06–250217–4 (cloth)
ISBN 0–06–250218–2 (paperback) 

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