The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho ยท 1988
How long does it take to read The Alchemist?
About 4 hours
197 pages at 50 pages an hour. 8 days at 30 minutes a day. Work out your own time.
The Alchemist details the journey of a young Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago. Santiago, believing a recurring dream to be prophetic, decides to travel to the pyramids of Egypt to find treasure. On the way, he encounters love, danger, opportunity and disaster. One of the significant characters that he meets is an old king named Melchizedek who tells him that "When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." This is the core philosophy and motif of the book.
How long does it take to read The Alchemist?
The Alchemist is 197 pages, so it takes about 4 hours to read at an average pace of 50 pages an hour. A relaxed reader at 35 pages an hour needs about 5 hours 38 minutes; a fast reader at 70 pages an hour, about 2 hours 49 minutes.
How many days to read The Alchemist at 20 minutes a day?
About 12 days, reading 20 minutes a day at 50 pages an hour.
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