☢HELP☢ How is the alchemist by Paulo Coelho a fable?

How is the alchemist by Paulo Coelho a fable? A parable? An allegory?

I don't know know at all. The story is a nice read . . . but its very hard to decipher. I can't find any passages in the story that makes it fable or parable-like nor how its allegorical. HELP? =\ AT LEAST ONE EXAMPLE?!?

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I have never read this, but there may be information in here that will help you.

http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS379US379&aq=f&gcx=c&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=the+alchemist+by+Paulo+Coelho