Spiritual Journey in Paulo Coelho’s Novel the Alchemist

Exploring Paulo Coelho's 'The Alchemist' as a Spiritual Journey of Self-Discovery

Abstract

Poulo Coelho is the most published Brazilian creator ever. He has published 30 books. His everything novels are established in his background. A portion of his novels like 'The Alchemist', 'The Aleph and the Zahirare' self-portraying in nature however they are termed as anecdotal. The present paper proposes to assess Coelho's 'The Alchemist' as a novel that reflects his personal experiences in learning speculative chemistry for a long time. The principle character, Santiago, who goes to a faraway nation just to pursue his fantasy. The journey totally changes the life of a Shepherd and his vision of life. The present paper proposes to assess Coelho's 'The Alchemist' as a novel that reflects his personal experiences in learning speculative chemistry for a long time. The principle character, Santiago, who goes to a faraway nation just to pursue his fantasy. The journey totally changes the life of a Shepherd and his vision of life.