Know Thyself: The Philosophy of Self-Realization in Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist
American Journal of Development Studies September 20, 2025 Mazhar Nawaz, Kausar Rasheed
Self-realization, the process of understanding oneself, has been a popular subject in philosophy, psychology, and spiritual traditions. “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho (1998), is the literary embodiment of this very idea as the book follows the personal odyssey of its hero and his pursuit of self-realisation and happiness. This paper explores how the novel embodies the philosophy of self or...