Anwar's Story: The True Meaning of the ALCHEMIST: New Edition II

Anwar's Story: The True Meaning of the ALCHEMIST: New Edition II - Paperback

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Anwar's Story: The True Meaning of the ALCHEMIST: New Edition II

Anwar's Story: The True Meaning of the ALCHEMIST: New Edition II - Paperback

by Karen Williams
$11.86
Sale price  $11.86 Regular price 

Book Overview

by Karen Williams (Author)

Anwar's Story is a fictional fable Karen Williams originally channeled back in 2019 which describes the imagined life and trials of the 'other hero' in Paulo Coelho's famous, iconic fable The Alchemist.

Paulo based his allegory on an ancient tale from The Arabian Nights, without ever realizing that the original story contained a hidden archetype - the spiritual archetype of Mankind's search for redemption. This was what Karen discovered on a twenty five year spiritual odyssey in search of her soul, and also in search of the true meaning of The Alchemist.

And so, because of this, Karen is now able to give every reader of Paulo's fable this truth, which is that The Alchemist is not the story of just one hero, but two. Santiago was only able to find his treasure in Paulo's fable by encountering that 'other hero' - Anwar - in the outside world.

This means that in many ways Anwar's Story can be considered the missing half of The Alchemist; a piece which will finally make Paulo's magical allegory complete. It will also provide answers to many questions which for some readers have, up until now, seemed unanswerable.

Number of Pages: 148
Dimensions: 0.32 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: January 13, 2026
ISBN9798886924305
Author Karen Williams
PublisherScriptor House LLC
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedJanuary 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages148
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Karen Williams

Karen Lynn Williams has written several books about the difficult lives of children around the world, including Galimoto (Lothrop, Lee & Shepard), Tap-Tap (Clarion), and Circles of Hope (Eerdmans). Karen has lived in Haiti and Malawi, but now lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Visit Karen Lynn Williams's personal website: www.karenlynnwilliams.com Khadra Mohammed is the executive director of the Pittsburgh Refugee Center and has worked with refugees in the United States and abroad for more than twenty years. Khadra lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Catherine Stock is the author and illustrator of Where Are You Going, Manyoni? (Morrow) and Gugu's House (Clarion). She has illustrated numerous other books, including Karen Lynn Williams's Galimotoand the Gus and Grandpa series of books by Claudia Mills. She lives in New York and France. "

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