The Alchemist
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The Alchemist is an internationally bestselling philosophical novel by Paulo Coelho that follows a young shepherd’s spiritual journey in search of his personal legend.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Alchemist canonical | 22 |
| the Alchemist | 6 |
| O Alquimista | 1 |
| Santiago (The Alchemist) | 1 |
| The Alchemist (Portuguese: O Alquimista) | 1 |
| The Alchemist (as main character) | 1 |
| The Alchemist (novel) | 1 |
| novel The Alchemist (1988) | 1 |
| works by Paulo Coelho | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T249906 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Alchemist Context triple: [Paulo Coelho, notableWork, The Alchemist]
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A.
Unua Libro
Unua Libro is the 1887 booklet by L. L. Zamenhof that first introduced and described the constructed international language Esperanto.
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B.
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a fantasy novel by Salman Rushdie that follows a boy’s quest to restore his storyteller father’s lost gift of storytelling in a richly allegorical, imaginative world.
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C.
The Secret
The Secret is a bestselling self-help book by Rhonda Byrne that popularizes the concept of the "law of attraction," claiming that positive thinking can directly shape one's reality.
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D.
The Light
The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
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E.
The Guide
The Guide is the fictional, electronic travel guidebook central to Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," known for its humorous and irreverent entries about life in the universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Alchemist Target entity description: The Alchemist is an internationally bestselling philosophical novel by Paulo Coelho that follows a young shepherd’s spiritual journey in search of his personal legend.
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A.
Unua Libro
Unua Libro is the 1887 booklet by L. L. Zamenhof that first introduced and described the constructed international language Esperanto.
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B.
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a fantasy novel by Salman Rushdie that follows a boy’s quest to restore his storyteller father’s lost gift of storytelling in a richly allegorical, imaginative world.
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C.
The Secret
The Secret is a bestselling self-help book by Rhonda Byrne that popularizes the concept of the "law of attraction," claiming that positive thinking can directly shape one's reality.
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D.
The Light
The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
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E.
The Guide
The Guide is the fictional, electronic travel guidebook central to Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," known for its humorous and irreverent entries about life in the universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ philosophical novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
comic book
ⓘ
musical ⓘ theatrical play ⓘ |
| author | Paulo Coelho ⓘ |
| awarded | Guinness World Record for most translated book by a living author ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
Language of the World
ⓘ
Maktub ⓘ Soul of the World ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
philosophical fiction ⓘ quest novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Fatima
ⓘ
Melchizedek ⓘ the Alchemist ⓘ
linked to:
The Alchemist
the Crystal Merchant ⓘ the Englishman ⓘ the King of Salem ⓘ
linked to:
Jebus
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| hasMotto | When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. ⓘ |
| hasSoldOver | 65 million copies ⓘ |
| isBestsellerIn | international markets ⓘ |
| literaryForm | parable ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Santiago ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
simple, parable-like style
ⓘ
spiritual and inspirational message ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
O Alquimista
ⓘ
linked to:
The Alchemist
|
| protagonistOccupation | shepherd ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| publisher | Rocco ⓘ |
| setting |
Andalusia
ⓘ
Sahara Desert ⓘ Spain ⓘ Tangier ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| theme |
alchemy
ⓘ
destiny ⓘ following one’s dreams ⓘ omens ⓘ personal legend ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ spiritual journey ⓘ |
| translatedInto | more than 80 languages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Alchemist Description of subject: The Alchemist is an internationally bestselling philosophical novel by Paulo Coelho that follows a young shepherd’s spiritual journey in search of his personal legend.
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Alchemist
linked to: The Alchemist
linked to: The Alchemist
linked to: The Alchemist
linked to: The Alchemist
linked to: The Alchemist
linked to: The Alchemist
subject linked to:
Melchizedek
subject linked to:
Melchizedek
linked to: The Alchemist
subject linked to:
Melchizedek
linked to: The Alchemist
linked to: The Alchemist
subject linked to:
Santiago
linked to: The Alchemist
subject linked to:
Santiago
linked to: The Alchemist