![]() ![]() So if you read that novel earlier then that, you will not like that novel much. As many readers know, some books can truly be appreciated during a certain age. Or the same person can read it again and get a whole different message based on what is happening in your life. Each reader is going to derive their own meaning from this novel which is what makes it a wonderful read. ![]() ![]() A lot of spiritual themes are in the book and it is written poetically. There is also “the language of the world” which means that the world will help you find your heart’s desire. Santiago gets a lot of help in his journey and that is a big theme in the book. Originally, the novel had little success but once it was translated to French, it took off. The book has gone on to sell over 35 million copies and is the most translated book in the world by a living author. It is hard talking about this book without spoiling it because it is allegory and people will have different interpretations of it. in 1987, a year later, he wrote this novel. ![]() He has said the walk invoked a spiritual awakening and inspired him to write his first novel, the Pilgrimage. This novel is similar to Coelho’s life and that makes you wonder what happened first the novel or the experience? Coelho may have been inspired by his own journey that was over 500 miles that he walked to Santiago de Conpostela, a site of Catholic pilgrimage in Spain. ![]()
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