# Poine

> A short literary work whose title carries the old Greek weight of penalty and requital. A concise piece for readers who enjoy discovering lesser-known texts on their own terms.

Price: 9.00 USD · in stock

## About
Some books arrive without a well-worn reputation to announce them, and ask instead to be met directly on the page. Poine is one such work, its very title reaching back to an old Greek word for penalty, price, or requital.What it's aboutPresented here for the independent reader, this is a short piece best approached with an open mind. Rather than lean on a familiar summary, it invites you to encounter its concerns and its craft firsthand and to draw your own conclusions about what it sets out to do.ThemesThe resonance of its title suggests an interest in justice, consequence, and the settling of accounts, themes that have preoccupied writers since antiquity. A reader coming fresh to the text is well placed to trace how those ideas take shape within it.Why it still mattersLesser-known works have their own quiet value, preserving voices and forms that the wider canon has passed over. For the curious reader, they offer the pleasure of discovery unmediated by received opinion.Who it's forFor the adventurous reader who enjoys stepping off the beaten path, and for anyone who likes to form a first impression of a text without a critic whispering over their shoulder.

## Specifications
- language: en
- format: paperback