In The Archer we meet Tetsuya, a man once famous for his prodigious gift with a bow and arrow but who has since retired from public life.

The Alchemist tells the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasures.

‘Like the Flowing River’ includes jewel-like fables, packed with meaning and retold in Coelho's inimitable style.