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"-- Provided by publisher.

"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.