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Thread #168836 Message #4077989
Posted By: Joe Offer
03-Nov-20 - 04:04 AM
Thread Name: BS: Coelho's 'Alchemist'-personal legend
Subject: BS: Coelho's 'Alchemist' - personal legend
I just finished reading The Alchemist, the 1988 novel by Brazilian novelist Paolo Coelho. I thoroughly enjoyed the novel, the tale of the journey of a young Andalusian shepherd on foot across the deserts of North Africa to the Pyramids of Egypt. There was one term that bothered me: "Personal Legend," the boy's prime motivation for his journey. I wondered what the original Portuguese term is, and what might be a better translation of the term.
If you've read this book, let us know what you think of it. Having traveled to the Pyramids myself, I was captivated by this novel.
comments?
Opinions?
Joe