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Santiago is a curious and broad-minded Spanish shepherd boy (known simply as "the boy") from the Andalusia region. A recurring dream about treasure awaiting him near the pyramids in Egypt sets him off on an adventure across North Africa, from Tangier to an oasis in the middle of the desert and finally to the pyramids. Along the way he encounters a wise old king, a crystal merchant, an Englishman looking for the alchemy secrets of turning lead into gold, a desert girl who immediately becomes the love of his life, and finally the larger than life character of the Alchemist, a desert warrior of enormous strength and wisdom.
Harper Collins 1999 softback well-binded clean white pages, 177 pages with very little wear to covers.