Structural Outline
Prologue
- The Lake Cries Over Narcissus
Part I
Setting: Andalusia (Spain)
- Awakening to A Recurring Dream at the Abandoned Church
- Falling in Love
- A Priest-in-Training Who Dreams to See The World
- Santiago’s Father’s Advice
- To Tarifa
- The Dream Interpreter & King Melcheizedek Disguised
- Personal Legend
- The Wisest Man In The World And His Spoon
- King Melcheizedek Reflects
Setting: Tangier (Morocco)
- Santiago’s Gold Is Stolen
- The Smiling Candy Seller
- The Crystal Merchant
- Santiago Works For The Crystal Merchant
Part II
- Santiago & The Crystal Merchant Discuss Dreams: Opposites
- Business Success
- Business Plan Succeeds
- Leaving The Crystal Merchant
- An Omen Strengthens His Resolve To Continue
- The Englishman
- Santiago Meets The Englishman
Setting: Sahara Desert
- A Caravan To Al-Fayoum, Egypt
- Alchemy
- The Differences Between Santiago & The Englishman
- Camel Driver’s Philosophy Of Living In The Present
- Santiago In The Present
- The Alchemist
Setting: The Oasis
- Caravan Arrives at Oasis
- The Search For The Alchemist & Falling in Love With Fatima & The War Omen of Two Hawks
- Santiago Tells Chieftans of Omen
- Santiago Meets The Alchemist & Is Tested
- War At Oasis & Santiago’s Prize
- Visiting The Alchemist
- The Alchemist Tests Santiago Again
- Farewell Fatima
Setting: Sahara Desert
- The Alchemist & Santiago Begin The Next Journey
- Listening To The Heart & When The Heart Stops Speaking
- A Lesson About Treasure
- Captured By Tribesmen
- Santiago Must Perform Magic To Survive
- The Next Test
- A Prayer To God
- The Alchemist’s Gold At The Monastery
- Santiago Alone & The Tale of One Man
Setting: Pyramids
- Arrival & Theft At The Pyramid Results In Discovery of Treasure
Setting: Andalusia (Spain)
Epilogue
- Treasure Is Under The Sycamore Tree Of The Abandoned Church