The Alchemist Summary

Book review
THE ALCHEMIST
BY: PAULO COELHO
Reviewed by:
Anuj Pradhan
AS-Non Science (2017)

The alchemist is a story of a boy from Spain whose name is Santiago who really likes traveling. He told his dad that he would like to travel rather than do any other job and his dad suggested only shepherds travel as the boy decided if so he would become a shepherd his dad without saying anything else hands him golden coins enough to buy some sheeps therefore he buys sheeps and decides to travel when he started his voyage and was walking he found a church with a hole in the roof from where the sky was visible he decides to rest there for the night then in his journey he also found the merchants daughter who he liked very much and was wooing her and had

With a sword in his hand. The boy putting his head down to be beheaded says that was me who did that. As he had already traveled far enough than other shepherds ever traveled and was satisfied but the alchemist says by the war has ended if you head is in your shoulders come meet me and he turned his horse and went when the boy asked where he lived he didn’t say anything but pointed towards the south. the other day enemies actually came by and were defeated only one was left the boy was rewarded with ... enough gold and he went to the alchemist ,the alchemist offered him to come inside and eat eagles with him he came and experienced amazing carpet the most beautiful he had ever seen the aroma of the food was even good than the aroma of hookah in the village commanders room .the alchemist suggested him to continue his journey and offered to help him in that journey the boy sold the camel and bought a horse and they went for the journey when they were crossing the desert they met a few troops who asked them where t(The boy) was an alchemist . Without any interest the ruler didn’t say anything and

Finally the ruler said what is an alchemist the alchemist replied he could have turned himself into wind and destroyed all of his kingdom they all laughed as noone believed him .he said he will prove it but he will need 3 days to do that otherwise you can take iur lives the ruler