When Does the Alchemist Take Place
The Story Occurs Sometime Between 1500 and the Early 1800S, as There Is Little in the Way of Modern Technology; the Muslims No Longer Rule Southern Spain, but...
When Does The Alchemist Take Place?
The story occurs sometime between 1500 and the early 1800s, as there is little in the way of modern technology; the Muslims no longer rule Southern Spain, but Europeans are starting to find their way into North Africa as agents.
What time period do you imagine the alchemist takes place in and why do you suppose Coelho hasn’t clearly indicated when the events described in the story take place?
The story is not set in a specific time period because the themes Coelho addresses in the novel do not belong to one specific era: these are timeless themes that have endured the rise and fall of powerful civilizations—but they remain unaltered.
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