The Alchemist (novel)

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	==Plot==		==Plot==
−	''The Alchemist'' follows the journey of an [[Andalusia]]n (southern Spanish) shepherd boy named Santiago. Believing a [[recurring dream]] to be [[prophecy|prophetic]], Santiago decides to travel to a [[Romani people|Romani]] [[fortune-teller]] in a nearby town to discover its meaning. The woman interprets the dream as a prophecy telling the boy that there is a treasure in the [[Egyptian pyramids|pyramids in Egypt]].	+	''The Alchemist'' follows the journey of an [[Andalusia]] shepherd boy named Santiago. Believing a [[recurring dream]] to be [[prophecy|prophetic]], Santiago decides to travel to a [[Romani people|Romani]] [[fortune-teller]] in a nearby town to discover its meaning. The woman interprets the dream as a prophecy telling the boy that there is a treasure in the [[Egyptian pyramids|pyramids in Egypt]].
−	Early into his journey, he meets an old king, whose name was [[Melchizedek]], who tells him to sell his sheep to travel to Egypt and introduces the idea of a Personal Legend (which is always capitalized in the book). Your Personal Legend "is what you have always wanted to accomplish. Everyone, when they are young, knows what their Personal Legend is."<ref>The Alchemist, HarperCollins paperback, 1998, p. 21</ref> He adds that "when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." This is the core theme of the book.	+	Early into his journey, he meets an old king, whose name was [[Melchizedek]], who tells him to sell his sheep to travel to Egypt and introduces the idea of a Personal Legend. Your Personal Legend "is what you have always wanted to accomplish. Everyone, when they are young, knows what their Personal Legend is."<ref>The Alchemist, HarperCollins paperback, 1998, p. 21</ref> He adds that "when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." This is the core theme of the book.
	[[File:All Gizah Pyramids.jpg|thumb|left|[[Giza Necropolis|The Pyramids of Giza]]]]		[[File:All Gizah Pyramids.jpg|thumb|left|[[Giza Necropolis|The Pyramids of Giza]]]]