The Alchemist description

The Alchemist is the story of an initiation. Santiago is the protagonist, a young Andalusian shepherd boy who, in search of a treasure dreamed, that takes adventurous journey, both real and symbolic, which will take him to Egypt of the Pyramids. And it will be during the trip that the young, because I met the old Alchemist, climb the rungs of the ladder of wisdom: in his progress on the sand of the desert and, together, in self-knowledge, discover the World Soul, Love is the universal language, learn to speak in the sun and wind, and finally fulfill his Personal Legend.