10 Most Read Books In The World

#5 THE ALCHEMIST by Paulo Coelho
65 million copies sold past 50 years

"The Alchemist picked up a book that someone in the caravan had brought."

The novel by Paulo Coelho, was originally written in Portuguese, which was later translated in more than 50 languages and has won awards for the most translated book by a living author. The novel narrates the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago to Egypt, in search of treasure.

#4 THE LORD OF THE RINGS by J.R.R. Tolkien  
103 million copies sold past 50 years

"When Mr Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday with a party of special magni- ficence, there was much talk and excitement in Hobbiton."

The novel sets a high standard for fiction, and is an epic high fantasy and adventure novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. The novel gained huge popularity and is considered to have had a great effect on modern fantasy.

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