description: A fable about undauntingly following one's dreams, listening to one's heart, and reading life's omens features dialogue between a boy and an unnamed being.
language: Spanish; Castilian
title: El Alquimista
titlecomplete: El Alquimista
characters: Alchemist, Melchizedek, Santiago
genres: Classics, Adventure, Fantasy, Self Help, Philosophy, Spirituality, Novels, Audiobook, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 2895156
places: Andalusia, North Africa, Sahara Desert, Egypt, Spain, Tangier, Morocco
awards: awardedAt: 1420099200000
name: NBDB National Book Awards
category: Translation, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Grand Prix des lectrices de Elle
category: roman, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Premio Grinzane Cavour
category: Narrativa Straniera, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Corine Internationaler Buchpreis
category: Belletristik
publisher: Grijalbo Mondadori