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Old 04-25-2012, 07:58 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by hidari View Post
Actually, I will withhold my real opinion of the book. I have read many books in Spanish too... But As far as I know the writer's first language is Portuguese. Yes very similar but a little different... Jorge Amado...much better writer IMO. Maybe he has a better book out there... would like to give it a go.. but, I found the Alchemist weak....
Well, is an easy read, agree, but was a book that somehow changed my life a bit or made me reconsidered my vision of life.

I see you're from Japan. May I ask you who taught you Spanish? Both languages are totally different.
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