书名：The Alchemist牧羊少年奇幻之旅 

难度：Lexile蓝思阅读指数910L 

作者：Paulo Coelho 

出版社名称：HarperCollins 

出版时间：2002 

语种：英文 

ISBN：9780007155668 

包装：平装 

页数：192The Alchemist《牧羊少年奇幻之旅》是一部追求梦想、完善人生的故事，启示人们实现梦想要经历一个艰难的过程，需要勇气、智慧、执著和经受考验。这部富有强烈象征色彩的作品在世界各地受到盛赞，评价达到颇高的成就。美国出版的英文版封面介绍文字称：“能够彻底改变一个人一生的书籍，或许几十年才出现一本，您所面对的正是这样的一本书。”本书适合青少年、英语专业及对经典英语文学作品感兴趣的读者。 推荐理由： 1.巴西有名作家保罗·柯艾略的经典小说，位居亚马逊平台儿童惊悚小说畅销榜前列； 2.美国图书馆协会将该书推荐为“青少年上佳读物”，法国文化部部长将保罗·科埃略称为“数百万读者心中的炼金术士”，西方评论家把本书誉为影响作者心灵一辈子的现代经典； 3.小说自1988年出版后，畅销160多个国家，登上20多个国家畅销榜前列，荣获33项国际大奖，已经被翻译成68种语言，世界销量超过6500万册； 4.具有启示意义的格言警句在《牧羊少年奇幻之旅》一书中可谓俯拾皆是，基本上每段都有经典语句，作家的才思学力由此也可见一斑； 5.语言异常率直、简洁、清新，在自然流畅的浅显语言的背后，却蕴涵着深刻的人生哲理，令人回味无穷，使这部精妙的寓言成为一部难得的佳作； 6.小巧轻便，印刷清晰，字体适中，用纸环保护眼，方便携带阅读。 Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever. This is such a book – a magical fable about learning to listen to your heart, read the omens strewn along life’s path and, above, all follow your dreams. This is the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who dreams of travelling the world in search of a worldly treasure as fabulous as any ever found. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets of Tangiers, and from there into the Egyptian desert, where a fateful encounter with the alchemist awaits him With Paulo’s visionary blend of spirituality, magical realism and folklore, The Alchemist is a story with the power to inspire nations and change people’s lives Review ‘His books have had a life-enhancing impact on millions of people.’--THE TIMES ‘One of the few to deserve the term Publishing Phenomenon. ’ --INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY ‘Coelho’s writing is beautifully poetic but his message is what counts… he gives me hope and puts a smile on my face.’--DAILY EXPRESS牧羊少年圣地亚哥接连两次做了同一个梦，梦见埃及金字塔附近藏有一批宝藏。少年卖掉羊群，历尽千辛万苦一路向南，跨海来到非洲，穿越“死亡之海”撒哈拉大沙漠……期间奇遇不断，在一位炼金术士的指引下，他终于到达金字塔前，悟出了宝藏的真正所在……

保罗·柯艾略（Paulo Coelho），著名作家，1947出生于巴西里约热内卢。从《朝圣》开始，18部作品陆续被翻译成71种语言，在160多个国家和地区出版发行，总计销量已超过1亿册，荣获国际大奖无数。代表作有《朝圣》、《牧羊少年奇幻之旅》、《我坐在彼德拉河畔哭泣》等。曾荣获法国政府授予艺术与文学骑士勋章、巴西政府授予里约布兰科骑士勋章、国际安徒生大奖、书业白金奖（澳大利亚）、畅销书金奖等诸多奖项。2007年，被联合国任命为和平大使。 Paulo Coelho(born August 24, 1947) is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. He is the recipient of numerous international awards, amongst them the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum. His novel The Alchemist has been translated into 80 languages. The author has sold over 200 million copies worldwide and is the all-time bestselling Portuguese language author. THE BOY'S NAME WAS SANTIAGO. Dusk was falling as the boy arrived with his herd at an abandoned church. The roof had fallen in long ago, and an enormous sycamore had grown on the spot where the sacristy had once stood. He decided to spend the night there. He saw to it that all the sheep entered through the ruined gate, and then laid some planks across it to prevent the flock from wandering away during the night. There were no wolves in the region, but once an animal had strayed during the night, and the boy had had to spend the entire next day searching for it. He swept the floor with his jacket and lay down, using the book he had just finished reading as a pillow. He told himself that he would have to start reading thicker books: they lasted longer, and made more comfortable pillows. It was still dark when he awoke, and, looking up, he could see the stars through the half-destroyed roof. I wanted to sleep a little longer, he thought. He had had the same dream that night as a week ago, and once again he had awakened before it ended. He arose and, taking up his crook, began to awaken the sheep that still slept. He had noticed that, as soon as he awoke, most of his animals also began to stir. It was as if some mysterious energy bound his life to that of the sheep, with whom he had spent the past two years, leading them through the countryside in search of food and water. "They are so used to me that they know my schedule," he muttered. Thinking about that for a moment, he realized that it could be the other way around: that it was he who had become accustomed to their schedule.