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The Alchemist

Paulo Coelho · 1988

#30 of the greatest books ever written, ranked by everyone.

• #7 among fantasy & sci-fi books

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27. The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde · 1890
28. Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson · 1883
29. Ulysses James Joyce · 1922
30. The Alchemist Paulo Coelho · 1988
31. The Brothers Karamazov Fyodor Dostoyevsky · 1878
32. The Stand Stephen King · 1978
33. The Communist Manifesto Karl Marx · 1848

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• Ulysses vs The Alchemist 50% – 50%
• The Brothers Karamazov vs The Alchemist 49% – 51%
• The Alchemist vs Treasure Island 50% – 50%
• The Alchemist vs The Stand 51% – 49%
• The Alchemist vs The Picture of Dorian Gray 49% – 51%
• The Communist Manifesto vs The Alchemist 49% – 51%
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone vs The Alchemist 53% – 47%
• Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus vs The Alchemist 53% – 47%
• The Hobbit vs The Alchemist 52% – 48%
• The Alchemist vs Dune 51% – 49%

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