Paulo coelho the alchemist page 1 94 the alchemist paulo coelho translated by alan r. He sees genetic evidence of these conquerors in the merchants daughters. Someone had once told him that it was from there that the moors had come, to occupy all of spain. As santiago muses about the moorish girl he has met, he makes the first of many. In paulo coelhos the alchemist, who were the moors who. On pages twentysix and twentyseven of paulo coelhos the alchemist, several times the boy mentions the moors.
Spanish and european name for the arabs that ruled the iberian peninsula for almost 500 years. Dusk was falling as the boy arrived with his herd at an abandoned church. Get an answer for in paulo coelhos the alchemist, who were the moors who had invaded spain. He swept the floor with his jacket and lay down, using the book he had just finished. In paulo coelhos the alchemist, who were the moors who had. From the ramp, he could see africa in the distance. Santiagos first night in the book is spent in an abandoned church with a. Paulo coelhos the alchemist uses rich vocabulary to take us across lands in. That slim book was the alchemist, by paulo coelho, a brazilian writer.
These inspirational books will encourage you to go on your own. Santiago was once told the moors came from africa long ago to occupy all of spain. Well, usually i learn more from my sheep than from books, he answered. First of all, the first point of the moorish invasion was tarifa, which is possibly why the moors were picked as an allusion in the alchemist, because tarifa was an important part of the beginning of the book, and it was the first point of santiagos journey to africa. After reading golden age of the moors, this book was a good addition to my learning about the north african, northwest african moors would be considered black by united states racial standards and the arab makeup of the moorish armies that invaded and conquered. Early in the novel, wanderlust combined with his attraction to the merchants. The alchemist saw the tribal chiefs greet the leader of the caravan, and converse with him at length. The roof had fallen in long ago, and an enormous sycamore had grown on the spot where the sacristy had once stood. The alchemist by paulo coelho pages 1 50 text version. Features fullscreen sharing embed analytics article stories visual stories seo. Contents part one part two epilogue part one the boys name wassantiago.
The moors were the muslim inhabitants of the maghreb, the iberian peninsula, sicily. Black africans and arab descent coming from the northern part of africa, arriving in spain as conquerors. The alchemist the alchemist the alchemist paulo coelho translated by alan r. Moors were the muslim conquerors of the iberian peninsula, which includes. Tarifa was an important part of the beginning of the book, and it was the. Designers marketers social media managers publishers. When santiago feels the levanter blowing at the beginning of the novel, he.