The
Alchemist, one of the most popular novels of the last decade is perhaps also one of the few books which lives up
to the expectations it created by its record sales all over the world. An unusual and mysterious fable, it does more than simply entertain the reader like most other novels of its time; it entices him into an inward journey, and leaves him asking for much much more of its charishmatic world in its dramatic climax which ends on a spiritual note that is perhaps universally accepted by all spiritual gurus world over : that the best of the joys in the world are nowhere else but inside us.The novelty in this novel however lies in the simple and down to earth manner in which even the most transforming and revolutionary spiritual truths are brought out. Perhaps the most famous lines of the book which talk about fierce ambitions and and universal conspiracy to assist mankind in the same will live on as an inspiration for not just mankind but to entire nations as long as literature continues to survive on the bookshelf of the few surviving intellectuals. also notable is the beautiful poetic language and the effort of the writer in being as uncomplicated and simple in placing his views as they say it is easy to be
difficult to comprehend but equally difficult to be simple to understand. The
alchemist,on a parting note,i would like to say is not just a book but a experience to cherish for a lifetime.