The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Short summary

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The adventures of Santiago, a young shepherd from Spain, who went to Egypt in search of treasure. But the treasure turns out to be buried in his homeland, under a familiar tree near an old chapel.

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Santiago is a young shepherd from Spain. One day in the old chapel, the hero has a dream that he will find treasure near the Egyptian pyramids. A gypsy woman and the old man Melchizedek meet in town and convince the boy to go to Egypt.

Santiago makes his way to Africa and meets an Englishman alchemist, who is on his way to the oasis of El Fayoum to meet the Great Alchemist. Together with the Englishman, the young man crosses the desert and finds himself in the oasis. Here Santiago falls in love with a local girl, Fatima.

One day Santiago has a dream that the oasis was attacked by enemies. Hearing of his vision, the natives prepare for battle, thanks to which the nomads are repulsed. Then the Great Alchemist appears and takes the young man as his apprentice. Together they proceed to the pyramids.

At the pyramids, the bandits attack Santiago, seizing all his possessions, and one of them jokingly relates his dream: there is a treasure buried beneath a tree in Spain by an old chapel. The young man returns home and finds the buried casket. Now he can return to Fatima.