The Archer
The ArcherPaulo Coelho

The Archer (1900)

Paulo Coelho

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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"--

ISBN:
9781524711870
Length:
208 pages

Genres: literary fiction

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