#MastersofSocialIsolation #13. “The Way of a Pilgrim,” published in Moscow in 1884, recounts the experience of an anonymous pilgrim of peasant origins who undertook a fantastic journey in the midnineteenth century, traversing the whole of Russia and Siberia on foot.
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Yes indeed. Franny is reading The Way of a Pilgrim when she locks herself in her room, suffering from depression. Her brother tells her it means nothing to recite the Jesus Prayer if she can’t even accept her mother’s “consecrated chicken soup.”
One of my favorite lines: "If you're going to say the Jesus Prayer, at least say it to Jesus, and not to St. Francis and Seymour and Heidi's grandfather all wrapped up in one."
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A favorite book! Written by a very flawed human being. Yes, the chicken soup is holy and consecrated.
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