<b>The Alchemist&nbsp;- A Comprehensive Summary</b><br /><br /><i>The Alchemist</i> is a book written by a Brazilian-born author, Paulo Coelho. The book was originally written in Portuguese. And it was originally published in 1988, but by October 2009, the book was translated into sixty-seven languages.<br /><i>The Alchemist</i> is considered to be a multi-language, international bestseller, and according to AFP, the book itself was sold in over sixty-five million copies on fifty-six languages all over the world. This puts <i>The Alchemist</i> in the Guinness World Record as the most translated book by a living author.<br />The story of the book follows an Andalusian shepherd named Santiago. After his reoccurring dream, he travels to Egypt to find a long lost treasure there. In his dream, he needs to go to Egypt, because there is supposed to be a long lost treasure somewhere in there.<br />On his trip, he meets a woman, who is a fortune-teller, and who tells to him that there is, indeed, a long lost treasure in Egypt, but in order for him to find the treasure, he needs to go to the pyramids and this is when Santiago&rsquo;s adventures truly begin.<br />As a best-selling book, translated into more than sixty-seven languages worldwide, <i>The Alchemist</i> is a high quality book, with many interesting adventures that follow Santiago on his journey of claiming the lost treasure.<br /><br /><b>&nbsp;Here is a Preview of What You Will Get:</b><br /><br />? A Detailed Introduction<br />? A Comprehensive Chapter by Chapter Summary<br />? Etc<br /><br />Get a copy of this summary and learn about the book.