Jonathan Livingston Seagull: A Story - Softcover

Bach, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0330236474 ISBN 13: 9780330236478

Publisher: Macmillan, 1973

Synopsis

RO60139881. JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL. 1973. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Plats abîmés, Dos frotté, Papier jauni. 93 pages. Photo en noir et blanc en frontispice. Illustré de nombreuses photos en noir et blanc hors texte. Dos et plats frottés. 1er plat fortement plié. Annotations en page de garde (ex-libris). Quelques pages légèrement salies.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon

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Review

"Most gulls don't bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight--how to get from shore to food and back again," writes author Richard Bach, in this allegory about a unique bird named Jonathan Livingston Seagull. "For most gulls it is not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight." Flight is indeed the metaphor that makes the story soar. Ultimately this is a fable about the importance of seeking a higher purpose in life, even if your flock, tribe or neighbourhood finds your ambition threatening. (At one point our beloved gull is even banished from his flock.) By not compromising his higher vision, Jonathan gets the ultimate pay-off: transcendence. Ultimately, he learns the meaning of love and kindness. The dreamy seagull photographs by Russell Munson provide just the right illustrations--although the overall packaging does seem a bit dated (keep in mind that it was first published in 1970). Nonetheless, this is a spirituality classic and an especially engaging parable for adolescents. --Gail Hudson

Review

‘Richard Back with this book does two things.
He gives me Flight.
He makes me Young.
For both I am deeply grateful.’
RAY BRADBURY

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publication date: 1973
• ISBN 10: 0330236474
• ISBN 13: 9780330236478
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 96
• Illustrator: Munson Russell