In “Etidorhpa,” the journey involves a mysterious cave in Kentucky that leads to the core of the Earth where strange beings, vegetation, and creatures are encountered. In “Etidorhpa,” which is Aphrodite spelled backwards (draw conclusions on your own), the main character Llewyllyn Drury and the story that is told, professes to be a dictated manuscript based on an alleged real encounter with a supernatural being named I-Am-The-Man. In “The Alchemist,” the main character Santiago chased his dream on a cross-continental quest that was rich in symbolism, super natural occurrences, and a mysterious alchemist leading the way. "Paulo Coelho’s classic the “ The Alchemist,” is one the most revered books of this century, but has some interesting parallels to an obscure, stranger book “Etidorhpa or the End of Earth: The Strange History of a Mysterious Being.”Īfter a tough start to life that included stays in a mental hospital, and failed attempts at becoming a writer, Brazilian author Coelho struck literary success with 1988’s “The Alchemist.” “The Alchemist” has won various awards including the Guinness World Record for the most translated book by a living author, and propped up Coelho’ to celebrity status.
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