Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
A Story
The book tells the story of Jonathan Livingston, a seagull who is bored with the daily squabbles over food and is seized by a passion for flight. He pushes himself, learning everything he can about flying, to the point of being ostracized from his flock. He becomes an extremely high flyer, and meets other gulls who have been ostracized for not conforming. The story is about self-perfection and self-sacrifice for the sake of a higher purpose, symbolizing the pursuit of perfection in some form.
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- Published
- 1970
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 93-127
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- Fernão Capelo Gaivota
- Il Gabbiano Jonathan Livingston
- Jonathan Livingston le goeland
- Jonathan Livingston le goéland
- Jonathan Livingston: O Gavião
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This book is on the following 9 lists:
- 46th on 100 Books of Classical and Modern Foreign Literature (The Union of Russian Writers)
- 179th on The Big Read (BBC)
- 370th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 425th on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 1568th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 110 Best Books: The Perfect Library (The Telegraph)
- 50 Best Cult Books (Telegraph)
- An Expert's 200-Book List (The Detroit Free Press)
- "Our Readable Century", The Best Books of the 20th Century -- Honorable Mention ( January Magazine)