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Literature & Criticism

Rethinking Fate or ‘Maktub’ in Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist through Taoism

Rajat Sebastian1 Department of English and Cultural Studies, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 2257018 | Received 23 Dec 2022, Accepted 05 Sep 2023, Published online: 12 Sep 2023

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