ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Paulo Coelho is a globally known brazilian author. He is famous for his spiritual and philosophical novels like "The Alchemist". The Alchemist became a world wide bestseller book, inspiring many people to pursue their "personal legend". ABOUT THE BOOK: I heard a lot about his book so i thought of giving it a try and I totally loved it. The book is about a young shepherd boy from spain named, Santiago. He gets a dream every night of finding a treasure in Egyptian pyramids. He decides to follow his dream. In his journey he meets a variety of characters, some guides him to his personal legend and some takes advantage of him. He learns to read omens which lead him on his path of self discovery and knowlegde of universe. The novel describes Santiago's journey, experiences and the difficulties he has to face in order to find his treasure. He proceeds his journey with a question in mind that if he will get the treasure in the py...