num_pages: 304
description: In a series of essays, an acclaimed novelist delves deeply into the spiritual life, reflecting on ascetism in the works of Lao Tzu, the Desert Fathers, Wordsworth, Thoreau, and others. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
language: English
title: A Pelican in the Wilderness: Hermits, Solitaries, and Recluses
titlecomplete: A Pelican in the Wilderness: Hermits, Solitaries, and Recluses
genres: History, Biography, Philosophy, Religion, Christianity, Spirituality, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 130
publisher: Counterpoint