Authors: Paulo Coelho
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
Cover design: Doreen Louie Cover photograph � by J. Sims/FPG International
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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ePub edition July 2005 ISBN 9780061741241
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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