A beautifully rendered stunning graphic novel of the classic that continues to inspire readers worldwide. Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever. The Alchemist has established itself as a modern classic, universally admired. Now for the first time, the phenomenal bestseller has been rendered as a graphic novel that will appeal to the millions of existing fans while also attracting a new generation of readers. The Alchemist is the magical tale of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure as extravagant as any ever found. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets of Tangier and across the Egyptian desert to a fateful encounter with the alchemist. The story of the treasures Santiago finds along the way teaches us, as only a few stories have done, about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, learning to read the omens strewn along life's path, and above all, following our dreams. 'It was an old dream of mine to have The Alchemist as a graphic novel. I had received several proposals but none of them came anywhere near the classical vision I have in my mind for a graphic format. When I saw Sea Lion Books' proposal however it took me less than half an hour to make my decision.' Paulo Coelho
保罗·柯艾略著名作家，1947出生于巴西里约热内卢，被誉为“上帝身边的伟大作家”。少年时代，因叛逆，被视为精神疾病受到三次电击治疗；青年时代，因反对政治独裁，被投进监狱；1986年，38岁的他踏上去往圣城圣地亚哥之路，心灵顿悟。
从1987年的《朝圣》开始，18部作品以68种文字出版、655个版本全球在160多个国家和地区出版发行，销售总量超过1亿册，荣获国际大奖无数，被誉为“唯一能够与马尔克斯比肩，拥有最多读者的拉美作家”。
柯艾略以博大悲悯的心胸、奇绝独特的视角、清澈如水的文字，将哲学沉思、宗教奇迹、童话寓言熔为一体，感动了全球上至各国政要、国际巨星，下至平民百姓、贩夫走卒在内的数以亿计的读者，甚至目不识丁的人，也对他的文字世界无限神往。2007年，由于其作品的深远影响力，联合国聘请他为联合国和平大使。