The archer /
Coelho, Paulo
The archer / Paulo Coelho ; illustrations by Christoph Niemann ; translated by Margaret Jull Costa. - Gurgaon : Penguin, 2003.
"Originally published as an ebook as O caminho do arco by Sant Jordi Asociados. Copyright ©2003 by Paulo Coelho" -- Title page verso. "This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf"-- Title page verso
Prologue -- Allies -- The bow -- The arrow -- The target -- Posture -- How to hold the arrow -- How to hold the bow -- How to draw the bowstring -- How to look at the target -- The moment of release -- Repetition -- How to observe the flight of the arrow -- The archer without bow, without arrow, without target -- Epilogue.
Tetsuya was once famous for his prodigious gift with a bow and arrow. He has retired from public life when a boy comes searching for him. The boy has many questions, and in answering them Tetsuya illustrates the way of the bow and the tenets of a meaningful life. -- Adapted from jacket. "This is an inspiring fable about the importance of taking risks and overcoming difficulty. It is told from the perspective of Tetsuya, a famous former archer, and his apprentice"--
In English. Translated from the Portuguese.
9780670095209 hbk.
2020933484
Archers--Fiction.
Conduct of life--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Courage--Fiction.
FICTION / Visionary & Metaphysical.
FICTION / Literary.
FICTION / Friendship.
Courage
Archers.
Archery.
Conduct of life.
Friendship.
Archery--Fiction.
Conduct of life--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
The archer / Paulo Coelho ; illustrations by Christoph Niemann ; translated by Margaret Jull Costa. - Gurgaon : Penguin, 2003.
"Originally published as an ebook as O caminho do arco by Sant Jordi Asociados. Copyright ©2003 by Paulo Coelho" -- Title page verso. "This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf"-- Title page verso
Prologue -- Allies -- The bow -- The arrow -- The target -- Posture -- How to hold the arrow -- How to hold the bow -- How to draw the bowstring -- How to look at the target -- The moment of release -- Repetition -- How to observe the flight of the arrow -- The archer without bow, without arrow, without target -- Epilogue.
Tetsuya was once famous for his prodigious gift with a bow and arrow. He has retired from public life when a boy comes searching for him. The boy has many questions, and in answering them Tetsuya illustrates the way of the bow and the tenets of a meaningful life. -- Adapted from jacket. "This is an inspiring fable about the importance of taking risks and overcoming difficulty. It is told from the perspective of Tetsuya, a famous former archer, and his apprentice"--
In English. Translated from the Portuguese.
9780670095209 hbk.
2020933484
Archers--Fiction.
Conduct of life--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Courage--Fiction.
FICTION / Visionary & Metaphysical.
FICTION / Literary.
FICTION / Friendship.
Courage
Archers.
Archery.
Conduct of life.
Friendship.
Archery--Fiction.
Conduct of life--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.