The archer / Paulo Coelho ; illustrations by Christoph Niemann ; translated by Margaret Jull Costa.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: Portuguese Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020Copyright date: ©2003Edition: First American editionDescription: 130 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780593318270
- 0593318277
- Caminho do arco. English
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adult Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Fiction | COELHO, PAULO | Available | 33111009770146 | ||||
Adult Book | Main Library | Fiction | COELHO, PAULO | Available | 33111010434567 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
From the #1 best-selling author of The Alchemist comes an inspiring story about a young man seeking wisdom from an elder, and the practical lessons imparted along the way. Includes stunning illustrations by Christoph Niemann.
"A novelist who writes in a universal language." -- The New York Times
In The Archer we meet Tetsuya, a man once famous for his prodigious gift with a bow and arrow but who has since retired from public life, and the boy who 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. Paulo Coelho's story suggests that living without a connection between action and soul cannot fulfill, that a life constricted by fear of rejection or failure is not a life worth living. Instead one must take risks, build courage, and embrace the unexpected journey fate has to offer.
With the wisdom, generosity, simplicity, and grace that have made him an international best seller, Paulo Coelho provides the framework for a rewarding life: hard work, passion, purpose, thoughtfulness, the willingness to fail, and the urge to make a difference.
"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