Description ■ A legendary bestseller read by 20 million readers worldwide The Alchemist, the acclaimed novel by internationally bestselling author Paulo Coelho, has been published by Munhakdongne in a translation by Choi Jeong-su. Shaping profound insight about life into one beautiful story, The Alchemist is a noble testament to the importance of listening to the voice of your heart, and a message of hope and joy that blesses everyone who dares to face their own true dreams. ■ The soul's alchemy in search of one's 'Personal Legend' What is alchemy, really? Is it merely the mysterious process of turning iron or lead into gold? This story says no. True alchemy is the path to piercing through the universal language that connects all things and reaching the ultimate 'One'—and ultimately, living out one's true destiny, one's own Personal Legend. The heart always tells us to 'live your Personal Legend.' Santiago, an ordinary young shepherd, opens his heart to this whisper and sets out on a journey to find his treasure. Along the way he meets a gypsy woman, an old king, a thief, an alchemist-chemist, camel drivers, and his beautiful love Fatima; he faces the absolute silence of the desert and the threat of death, and finally meets the alchemist himself before finding his treasure. His dramatic and arduous journey closely mirrors the actual process of alchemy carried out in the alchemist's furnace to obtain the 'Philosopher's Stone,' adding a sense of wonder and deep emotion to the story. Through this long and difficult alchemical journey, Santiago comes to understand the 'one language' that connects with all things, finally becoming an alchemist of the soul. But perhaps, in truth, every moment spent pursuing a dream is itself a dazzling moment of pure gold—a moment of meeting the language of all things. In that sense, the joy of alchemy that Santiago reaches belongs to everyone who refuses to forget their dreams.