Follow Your Heart
———Reaction to the Alchemist
Paulo Coelho is a world-famous Brazilian writer and his work, the Alchemist , published in 1988, was translated in 68 kinds of languages , regarded as one of the miracles in literature in 20th century. Poetic flavor and philosophy abound in his novels, which relate to religion , sorcery and legends as well , giving us a aesthetic entertainment.
This novel tells a story about a Spanish boy named Santiago go across The Sahara Desert to search for treasures. At the very beginning , Santiago leads a peaceful life, shepherding and traveling around. However , touched by two dreams of the treasury near Pyramid, Santiago comes across the king of Salem, who has learned his dream beforehand and encourage him to pursue his dream. Thus, Santiago gives up his sheep and heads for Africa alone. As soon as he arrives in Tangier, his money is looted by a cheater and nothing is left. In desperation, Santiago have to stop his journey and provide creative ideas for a crystal merchant for over nine months. Have struggled in his mind, the faith leads Santiago to join the caravan across the Sahara, where he meet a British man chasing for alchemy whole-heartedly. During the journey, they pass by a oasis ,where alchemist Al-Fayyum lives. Santiago meets a girl, Fatima, beautifully they fall in love at first sight. Not for long Santiago is hired as oasis counselor for predicting the attack accurately. Afterwards, Santiago has a narrow escape from being killed by the army ,thanks to his touching the heart
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