The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream

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The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream,

von: Paulo Coelho

The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream
Bindung: Taschenbuch
Dewey-Dezimalklassifikation: 813
EAN: 9780722532935
Ausgabe: New ed.
ISBN: 0722532938
Label: Harper Collins Publ. UK
Hersteller: Harper Collins Publ. UK
Anzahl Seiten: 192
Erscheinungsdatum: September 06, 1999
Herausgeber: Harper Collins Publ. UK
Studio: Harper Collins Publ. UK

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Produktbeschreibung:

Amazon.co.uk:
Like the one-time bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull, The Alchemist presents a simple fable, based on simple truths and places it in a highly unique situation. And though we may sense a bestselling formula, it is certainly not a new one: even the ancient tribal storytellers knew that this is the most successful method of entertaining an audience while slipping in a lesson or two. Brazilian storyteller Paulo Coehlo introduces Santiago, an Andalucian shepherd boy who one night dreams of a distant treasure in the Egyptian pyramids. And so he's off: leaving Spain to literally follow his dream.

Along the way he meets many spiritual messengers, who come in unassuming forms such as a camel driver and a well-read Englishman. In one of the Englishman's books, Santiago first learns about the alchemists--men who believed that if a metal were heated for many years, it would free itself of all its individual properties, and what was left would be the "Soul of the World." Of course he does eventually meet an alchemist, and the ensuing student-teacher relationship clarifies much of the boy's misguided agenda, while also emboldening him to stay true to his dreams. "My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy confides to the alchemist one night as they look up at a moonless night.

"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself," the alchemist replies. "And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity."

Amazon.com:
Like the one-time bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull, The Alchemist presents a simple fable, based on simple truths and places it in a highly unique situation. And though we may sniff a bestselling formula, it is certainly not a new one: even the ancient tribal storytellers knew that this is the most successful method of entertaining an audience while slipping in a lesson or two. Brazilian storyteller Paulo Coehlo introduces Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who one night dreams of a distant treasure in the Egyptian pyramids. And so he's off: leaving Spain to literally follow his dream.

Along the way he meets many spiritual messengers, who come in unassuming forms such as a camel driver and a well-read Englishman. In one of the Englishman's books, Santiago first learns about the alchemists--men who believed that if a metal were heated for many years, it would free itself of all its individual properties, and what was left would be the "Soul of the World." Of course he does eventually meet an alchemist, and the ensuing student-teacher relationship clarifies much of the boy's misguided agenda, while also emboldening him to stay true to his dreams. "My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy confides to the alchemist one night as they look up at a moonless night.

"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself," the alchemist replies. "And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity." --Gail Hudson




Bewertung: - What's the big deal about this book???
A badly written cheap philosophy, for those who like easy reading books for an afternoon on the beach. Two points because of the oil drops story.

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Bewertung: - Buch zum Nachdenken
Dieses Buch von Paulo Coehlo regt einfach zum Nachdenken an. Wenn es jeder so machen würde wie der Junge Santiago wäre das Leben sich aufregender, aber wir sind nicht in einem Buch also ist das leider unmöglich. Wer aber trotzdem der Realität einbisschen entfliehen möchte sollte dieses Buch lesen. Es it in 3 Stunden gelesen, denn es ist nicht dick, aber man wird sich immer daran erinnern.

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Bewertung: - Luftig lockerer Lesespass
Dieses Buch beweist eindrucksvoll, das man auch mit einfachen Worten und einer nicht zu anspruchsvollen Geschichte ein tolles Buch machen kann. Es macht einfach Spass die Hauptfigur auf seiner Reise zu begleiten und der Erzähler schafft es auch einfache Begebenheiten so zu umschreiben, dass man für Stunden gefesselt bleibt. Auf der interessanten Reise wird man immer wieder mit spannenenden Zwischenfällen konfrontiert, die man in diesem Buch eigentlich gar nicht erwartet hätte. Dazu werden ab und an Lebensweisheiten eingestreut, die alle ihren Bezug zur Geschichte haben und man kann schön mitverfolgen wie der Charakter auf seiner Reise mit seinen Erfahrungen wächst.
Der Titel hat allerdings wenig Auswirkungen auf die Geschichte. Wer hier eine Lektüre über Alchemie erwartet wird enttäuscht, denn die spielt hier eine ganz kleine Rolle und wird auch nicht näher erläutert.
Dieses Buch würde ich besonders als leichte Reiselektüre weiterempfehlen. Hier kann man ganz ohne ... weiter

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Bewertung: - Nice one!
the book shows what's the biggest treasure in life!! not money..not diamonds...it's in us...
a really nice book - like the little prince...you won't regret it...

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Bewertung: - The Alchemist, Engl. ed.
This book is simply an amazing piece of literature, taking you on a journey so peaceful and intense that you will never forget this story.
The choice of words, the plot, the setting, the whole imagery is stunning.
Paulo Coelho definitely made me reading books again.
His "Eleven Minutes" shall be my next one to deal with.
"The Alchemist" I can highly recommend to anyone who loves a mixture of fairy tales and some sort of an emotional journey (adventure).
Two thumps up !

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