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The archer, Paulo Coelho ; illustrations by Christoph Niemann ; translated by Margaret Jull Costa

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The archer

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Paulo Coelho ; illustrations by Christoph Niemann ; translated by Margaret Jull Costa

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

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