Summary Alchemist
When Santiago, a young shepherd, has a dream that he revealed the location of a hidden treasure buried
in the pyramids of Egypt simple life suddenly divided. Part of him wants to take risks to pick and the other side wants to
continue his life simple shepherd. A mysterious king in Taifa convinces Santiago that he has managed to discover its Legend Staff. The old king tells Santiago that continue to reach its Legend Personnel is the only real obligation of a person in life. Santiago listens to his heart and decided to make a dangerous search of treasure. He sells his flock of sheep and is going to Africa, where all his stolen gold and quickly left shot in the streets. He decided that was a fool to believe in their dreams and quickly gets a job with a merchant of crystals in order to save enough money to return to their homes. After spending nearly a year working for the businessman, James has made the business has been very successful and has enough money to do what they want. While walking through the streets to return to their homes suddenly decides to take the risk and continue their quest for buried treasure. He joins a caravan to perform dangerous crossing of the desert and while travelling in the slow and spend long days, he begins to listen to his heart and to the desert. He begins to understand what is the Soul of the World and how he fits into it. When the caravan arrives at the oasis, James knows a couple of which falls from the moment he sees. The local alchemist, a mysterious man who does remind Santiago from old king, helping Santiago to continue their journey through the desert and teaches him more
important lessons about life along the way. While Santiago does not know he is being wise, and a master in the art of living to the fullest regardless of anything. Although he has left his true love in the oasis, is determined to follow his dream until the end. After many adventures, dangers, and important lessons of life Santiago finally arrives at the pyramids. His happiness finally reaches the end of his trip that it overwhelms, and he is grateful for having had the opportunity to follow his dream. He begins to dig deep into the sand in search of his treasure, but before it can go much appears a group of bandits, and hitting robándolo. What forced to continue digging, and then are unable to find any treasure. One of the bandits, as a matter of fate, gives a clue to Santiago important and when they go Santiago could not do nothing but laugh, because he knows where it is really his treasure. End where his journey began when, under the same tree where he had a prophetic dream several years ago. He cava and finds a beautiful chest came from gold and precious stones. His next and final trip will be a return to the desert to meet with the woman he loves.