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    <body><![CDATA[Dear Friends,<br/><br/>Please Vote for The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho:<br/><br/><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/143.Favorite_Magical_Realism_Novels?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Apr_newsletter" title="http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/143.Favorite_Magical_Realism_Novels?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Apr_newsletter">http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/143.F...</a><br/><br/><br/>The Alchemist (Portuguese: O Alquimista) is an allegorical novel by Paulo Coelho first published in 1988. It follows Santiago, a young Spanish shepherd, on a journey to fulfill his Personal Legend. It has been hailed as a modern classic. The plot is inspired from Jorge Luis Borges' short story: Tale of two dreamers.<br/><br/>The Alchemist was originally written in Portuguese and has since been translated into 67 languages, winning the Guiness World Record for most translated book by a living author. It has sold more than 65 million copies in more than 150 countries, becoming one of the best-selling books in history.<br/><br/><br/>When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.<br/>The Alchemist <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/865.The_Alchemist" title="The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho">The Alchemist</a>]]></body>
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