As I'm wrapping up our current MBC selection, I'm thinking a few things:
-I can see why this book is a bestselling phenomenon
-Even though its translated, it's still poignant and rythmic. As the saying goes, things are often "lost in translation" but "The Alchemist" seems to escape this notion.
-I can also see why it's controversial
-I like that I'm able to read things I disagree with. I appreciate this book A LOT, even though I disagree with it emphatically
but, most importantly, I'm wondering
-why hasn't this book been turned into a movie?
There are some authors who refuse to allow their works to be adapted to film. Movie adaptations, they argue, cheapen the book. They won't "sell out," if you will. I wonder if Paulo Coehlo is a part of this school of thought.
Because whenever a book is a runaway classic, at The Alchemist certainly was, big screen offers certainly folllow. It's not even that I particularly WANT to see "The Alchemist" as a flick. I'm simply curious. I'm sure Coehlo has been courted by film jaugernauts.
Why hasn't "The Alchemist" been turned into a movie?
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