Paulo Coelho (born August 24, 1947) is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. He has become one of the most widely read authors in the world today. He is the recipient of numerous international awards, amongst them the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum and France's Légion d'honneur. The Alchemist is a novel by Paulo Coelho first published in the year 1988. Originally written in Portuguese by its Brazilian-born author, it has been translated into at least 56 languages as of September 2012. An allegorical novel, The Alchemist follows a young Andalusian shepherd named Santiago in his journey to Egypt, after having a recurring dream of finding treasure there. The book has gone on to become an international bestseller. According to AFP, it has sold more than 30 million copies in 56 different languages, becoming one of the best-selling books in history and winning the Guinness World Record for most translated book by a living author.
VERSION HISTORY
- Version 0.1 posted on 2013-05-28
Several fixes and updates - Version 0.1 posted on 2013-05-28
Program Details
- Category: Education > Other
- Publisher: The Great AppsMaker
- License: Free
- Price: N/A
- Version: 0.1
- Platform: android