{"product_id":"the-way-of-a-pilgrim-9780241201350","title":"The Way of a Pilgrim","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA simple peasant seeks spiritual fulfilment in this apparently artless tale of popular piety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Here, see my belongings—a bag of dry crusts on my back and the Holy Bible in my breast pocket; that's it.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1884, a slim volume containing four short tales appeared in Russia. They told of a pilgrim, a lone wanderer, led by his quiet curiosity and a deep spiritual longing to undertake a lifelong journey across the land. The story of this gentle figure and his travels—through forests, fields and steppes, encountering priests and professors, nuns and convicts on the way—became a beloved spiritual guide around the world, immortalised in the pages of J.D. Salinger's \u003cem\u003eFranny and Zooey\u003c\/em\u003e as the 'small pea-green cloth-bound book' that Franny keeps close in her handbag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt its heart, \u003cem\u003eThe Way of a Pilgrim\u003c\/em\u003e is a paean to peace, prayer, consolation and silent contemplation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated with an introduction and notes by Andrew Louth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46511562391788,"sku":"9780241201350","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/23812833482273.jpg?v=1748826016","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-way-of-a-pilgrim-9780241201350","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}