{"product_id":"seneca-anton-biletskyi-volokh-9798246511381","title":"Seneca: On the Shortness of Life - in toki pona: - with sitelen pona (Stoic Wisdom in Toki Pona)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeneca's \u003ci\u003eOn the Shortness of Life\u003c\/i\u003e is not a comforting essay. It's a practical mirror: life isn't \"short\" - it's often \u003ci\u003espent without intention\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition reimagines press meaning with a small core vocabulary. The result is a Stoic classic compressed into cleaner, lower-noise sentences - a reading experience that rewards clarity and punishes distraction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat makes this edition different (and why it exists): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginal toki pona translation\u003c\/b\u003e created for this publication\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo-layer reading format: \u003c\/b\u003e toki pona in Latin script + the same lines repeated for \u003cb\u003esitelen pona\u003c\/b\u003e (a visual reread)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublic-domain English reference text\u003c\/b\u003e included for meaning verification and comparison\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlossary of key phrases\u003c\/b\u003e focused on recurring \"anchor formulas\" (not a basic word list)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEditorial arrangement + book design\/layout\u003c\/b\u003e built for slow, daily reading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a calm, practical text about attention, choice, and what you're doing with your time - made even sharper by a language that forces you to simplify what you think you mean. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeries page: stoic.abvx.xyz\u003cp\u003eFree reader's guide (Toki Pona Reader's Kit): toki.abvx.xyz\/kit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anton Biletskyi-Volokh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798246511381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.35d","brand":"Anton Biletskyi-Volokh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48218015432959,"sku":"9798246511381","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0f01872d-3c2e-47d7-8398-15de628a598c.jpg?v=1772000887","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/seneca-anton-biletskyi-volokh-9798246511381","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}