01586cam a2200349 4500 133570840 TxAuBib 20101014120000.0 030801s1998||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2003276041 9780062502186 pbk. 0062502182 pbk. 9780062502179 cloth 0062502174 cloth 9780613334587 hbk. 0613334582 hbk. (OCoLC)54487829 DLC DLC BAKER BTCTA YDXCP NSB CN5O8 SIRPL NZMAP TxAuBib eng por Coelho, Paulo. The alchemist / Paulo Coelho ; translated by Alan R. Clarke. [San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, 1998. xiv, 174 p. ; 21 cm. Translation of: Alquimista. 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. 20101014. Gift 2010/10 $13.00. Alchemists Fiction. Shepherds Fiction. Andalusia (Spain) Fiction. Fables.