COELHO, Paulo; Alan R. CLARKE [Trans.]
The Alchemist
London: Thorsons [Harper Collins], 1995
8vo., original card covers featuring an illustration by Mark Bannerman; pp. [x], 3-177, [vii]; backstrip sunned, a little rubbing to edges of covers; pages lightly and evenly toned, otherwise very good; apparently unread, with little creasing along the backstrip.
First of this Thornson paperback edition, with full number line 1-10. The true first appeared in 1988. This copy boldly signed by the author in blue ink to the title page.
First appearing in his native Portuguese in 1988 in a run of only 900 copies, Paulo Coelho’s ‘The Alchemist’ has become for many a modern classic, epitomising one’s search for wisdom and self discovery. Written in a lyrical, mystical style, the plot follows a young shepherd boy, Santiago, who sets out on a journey to find hidden treasure hidden near the pyramids in Egypt - only to discover that the treasure lay within himself to begin with. The novel in many ways reflects the author’s own search for self-discovery; having lived for many years as a nomad, Coelho spent many years travelling through South and Central America as well as in Europe, where he walked the 500 mile Camino de Santiago, and during which time he experienced a spiritual awakening.
“It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”
COELHO, Paulo; Alan R. CLARKE [Trans.]
The Alchemist
London: Thorsons [Harper Collins], 1995
8vo., original card covers featuring an illustration by Mark Bannerman; pp. [x], 3-177, [vii]; backstrip sunned, a little rubbing to edges of covers; pages lightly and evenly toned, otherwise very good; apparently unread, with little creasing along the backstrip.
First of this Thornson paperback edition, with full number line 1-10. The true first appeared in 1988. This copy boldly signed by the author in blue ink to the title page.
First appearing in his native Portuguese in 1988 in a run of only 900 copies, Paulo Coelho’s ‘The Alchemist’ has become for many a modern classic, epitomising one’s search for wisdom and self discovery. Written in a lyrical, mystical style, the plot follows a young shepherd boy, Santiago, who sets out on a journey to find hidden treasure hidden near the pyramids in Egypt - only to discover that the treasure lay within himself to begin with. The novel in many ways reflects the author’s own search for self-discovery; having lived for many years as a nomad, Coelho spent many years travelling through South and Central America as well as in Europe, where he walked the 500 mile Camino de Santiago, and during which time he experienced a spiritual awakening.
“It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”
