THE ALCHEMIST

New York, NY: HarperSanFrancisco, 1993. First American Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 177 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Purple spine with gold lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mlyar covering, price is uncut "USA $16.00 / Canada $21.50", and has mild wear along the extremities. Boards have a stain on the front board, mild age-toning along the head and tail edges, and mild wear along the extremities. Textblock has light staining on the head edge. DL consignment. Shelved in Case 5. Paulo Coelho was born August 24, 1947 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was committed to a mental insitution at 17 by his parents from which he escaped three times before a final release at 20. After only one year at law school, he left to roam as a hippie, becoming introduced to various drugs in the 1960's. After several years songwriting, Coelho would take again to writing, publishing the novel "Hell Archives" in 1982 to middling success. "The Alchemist" saw a little more success upon it's first release, but became an international bestseller after it was picked up by HarperCollins in 1993.

"The Alchemist" has been adapted and referenced across several mediums, from a symphony in 1997, a play in 2002, and a graphic novel adaptation released in 2010 among others. 1388065. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. (Inventory #: 1388065)