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24 alternatives to The Alchemist

Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santi

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Alchemist launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
The Alchemist ▲90
Life changing read about finding your own personal legend
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
2
The Stranger▲76
Albert Camus's ultimate novel discussing existentialism
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
3
Siddhartha▲112
Classic novel by Herman Hesse
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
4
Metamorphosis▲63
One of the seminal works of fiction by Franz Kafka
2016 · amazon.in · its alternatives →
5
The Last Samurai▲56
The story of a young genius and his unique education
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
6
The Mechanical (The Alchemy Wars)▲66
Thrilling philosophical clock punk
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
7
The Cartel▲62
"An epic, gritty south-of-the-border Godfather for our time"
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
8
The Alchemists Audio Book▲4
The popular steampunk thriller is going to audio
2019 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
9
Nostromo▲53
Conrad's South American epic on capitalism and corruption.
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
10
Leonardo's Notebooks▲69
Writing and art of the great master
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
11
The End of Alchemy▲60
Money, banking, and the future of the global economy
2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →
12
Seveneves▲76
Neal Stephenson's latest novel about the end of the world
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
13
Rebirth: A Fable of Love, Forgiveness, and Following Your Heart▲56
Kamal Ravikant's new novel
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14
Don Quixote▲62
A Masterpiece of European Literature
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
15
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari▲75
A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams & Reaching Your Destiny
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
16
Dune▲62
The science fiction masterpiece that defined a generation
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
The Unbearable Lightness of Being▲68
Milan Kundera's first and finest novel
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
The Count of Monte Cristo▲69
"On what slender threads do life and fortune hang"
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
The Hero with a Thousand Faces▲88
Understanding the universal hero journey across mythologies
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
20
American Gods by Neil Gaiman▲87
Shadow is a man with a past...
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
21
The Nature of the Beast: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel▲70
The boy who cried wolf gets a haunting update
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
22
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry▲74
From a fairy tale to the serious philosophical questions
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
23
Butterflies: The Strange Metamorphosis of Fact & Fiction▲58
A deep glimpse into the millennial mind
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
24
Who Moved My Cheese?▲62
An amazing way to deal with change in your work and life
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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